Midlothian Roll of Honour 1914 - 1919
The Midlothian Roll of Honour commemorates the men and women of Midlothian who gave their lives in the First World War 1914-1919. It records details of every casualty on First World War memorials in the Midlothian area.
Casualties listed are ordered alphabetically by Regiment they served with.
W Brown
Memorials
First names
Surname
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
J Porteous
Memorials
First names Surname
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
A E Ross
Memorials
First names
Surname
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
T Sinclair
Memorials
First names
Surname
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
J Steele Memorials
First names
Surname
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
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Memorials
First names tf
Surname 666
Rank ra
Service no 1223
Regiment (Royal Irish) Lancers
Battalion b
Place of birth blyth
Date of Birth 30/03/1888
Date of Death
Age 23
Parents pa
Marriage ma
Family casualties fc
Residence s
Enlisted s
CWGC Rawalpindi War Cemetery
Medals
Other information
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Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Bonnyrigg Memorials Dalkeith Penicuik
First names AAA Surname AAA TEST3
Rank Rank
Service no serv
Regiment Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion bat
Place of birth blyth
Date of Birth 30/03/1899
Date of Death 20/03/1917
Age 33
Parents par
Marriage mar
Family casualties fam
Residence res
Enlisted enl
CWGC Bedford House Cemetery
Medals med
Other information other Obituary : AAA TESt3
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John David Abernethy
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names John David
Surname Abernethy
Rank Private
Service no 76941
Regiment Durham Light Infantry
Battalion 1st/7th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 04/09/1875
Date of Death 28/03/1918
Age 42
Parents Son of Peter and Mary Abernethy (nee Steedman)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair H190 Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : John David Abernethy
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 10 May 1918]: Private John D. Abernethy, who has been missing since the 25th of March, enlisted in the Royal Engineers, and was afterwards transferred to the Durham Light Infantry. He was formerly employed with Messrs James Tait &Co., builders, and was a well-known football player and cricketer, acting as a groundsman to the Penicuik Club for many years. He is a son of the late Mr Peter Abernethy, and resided with his sister at Dalrymple Place.
Rupert William Edwin Adams
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Rupert William Edwin
Surname Adams
Rank Private
Service no 4351
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 21st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/11/1920
Age
Parents Son of William Adams
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Brighton General Cemetery, Australia
Medals
Rupert Adams worked for the Melbourne branch of Alex Cowan and Sons, paper manufacturers, Penicuik, Other information Scotland. He was invalided home to Australia and died after being discharged from the army.
James McKenzie Adamson
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James McKenzie
Surname Adamson
Rank Trooper
Service no 18308
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Forfar
Date of Birth 13/10/1872
Date of Death 28/08/1915
Age 42
Parents Son of James and Agnes Adamson (nee McKenzie)
Marriage Husband of Dinah Hendry
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Dundee
CWGC Lilliers Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : James McKenzie Adamson
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 18 October 1915]: News was received on Tuesday night from a Presbyterian chaplain at the front, Rev. A. M. Renwick, that Private James Adamson, 18308, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, had been seriously wounded in the back and abdomen on Saturday, 28th August. From the first it was realised that his wounds were serious and he died one hour after receiving them. He was buried in [censored] Cemetery. Adamson, at the outbreak of the war, was a reservist, having seen 21 years service. When called up and sent to the front he was in the 11th Hussars, but was home wounded about three months ago, when he transferred to the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was employed by the Arniston Coal Coy., and resided at Stobhill.
Alexander Clink Addison
Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery West Church, Dalkeith
First names Alexander Clink
Surname Addison
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 330204
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Kingsknowe, Parish of Colinton
Date of Birth 09/01/1893
Date of Death 20/09/1917
Age 24
Parents Son of Henry and Grace Addison (nee Halley) Marriage Husband of Isabella Henderson
Family casualties Brother of James Addison kia 20/11/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Alexander Addison died at the battle of Third Ypres in September 1917. His brother James died at Arras two Other information months later. Obituary : Alexander Clink Addison
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 October 1917]: Mrs. Addison, Young's Close, Dalkeith, has received intimation that her husband, Lance-Corporal Alexander Addison, Royal Scots, has been killed. He was 25 years of age, and before the war he was employed at the Dalkeith Collieries at Smeaton.
James Addison
Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery West Church, Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Addison
Rank Private
Service no G/47288
Regiment Royal Fusiliers
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Greenend, Parish of Liberton
Date of Birth 09/05/1891
Date of Death 20/11/1917
Age 26
Parents Eldest son of Henry and Grace Addison (nee Halley)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Addison kia 20/9/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Died at Arras in November 1917 two months after the death of his brother Alexander at the battle of Third Other information Ypres. Obituary : James Addison
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 December 1917]: Pte. James Addison, Royal Fusiliers, eldest son of Mr Henry Addison, horse breaker, Dalkeith, was killed by a gunshot wound through the head, on 20th November. He was 27 years of age, and enlisted in September 1914.
Walter Adkin
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Walter
Surname Adkin
Rank Private
Service no 5506
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Liberton
Date of Birth 19/09/1894
Date of Death 30/07/1916
Age 21
Parents Son of William and Alison H Adkin (nee Marshall)
Marriage Husband of Lily Ritchie
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted Loanhead
CWGC St Sever Cemetery, Rouen
Medals
Other information Surname spelt 'Adkins' on the St James the Less Episcopal Church memorial, Penicuik. Obituary : Walter Adkin
[Midlothian Journal 4 August 1916]: Private Walter Adkin, of the local Territorials, has also been killed. He was married, resided at Pentland View, and was formerly employed at Valleyfield Paper Mill. After being called up he was discharged, but re-enlisted later. He was about 20 years of age.
George Affleck
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names George
Surname Affleck
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/11045
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/10/1915
Age 29
Parents Nephew of Mrs E Fairley, Thomson Store Buildings, Roslin
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information George Affleck was raised in Roslin by his aunt Euphemia Fairley.
John Fairley Affleck
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names John Fairley
Surname Affleck
Rank Private
Service no 330265
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 11/08/1898
Date of Death 14/04/1918
Age 19
Parents Youngest son of Charles and Isabella Affleck (nee Fairley)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
Enlisted
CWGC Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Fairley Affleck
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 June 1918]: Pte. John Affleck, Royal Scots, who has died of wounds, was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Charles Affleck, Muir's Buildings, Roslin. He enlisted in October 1914, and was previously employed as a weaver in Roslin Carpet Factory.
Lewis Alexander Affleck
Memorials Loanhead
First names Lewis Alexander
Surname Affleck
Rank Guardsman
Service no 8494
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Lesmahagow
Date of Birth 4/7/1894
Date of Death 12/11/1914
Age 20
Parents Son of George and Marion Affleck (nee Biggar)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Lewis Affleck's father George was a prominent Freemason in Loanhead. Obituary : Lewis Alexander Affleck
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 December 1914]: Lewis A. Affleck, a private in the 1st Scots Guards, has been killed in action at Ypres on 12th November. Private Affleck, who resided with his father, Mr George Affleck, West End Cottages, Loanhead, enlisted at the outbreak of the war. He is the first Loanhead man reported killed in action. He was formerly a miner.
Robert Bell Affleck
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith
First names Robert Bell
Surname Affleck
Rank Private
Service no 2112
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Lochmaben
Date of Birth
Date of Death 08/05/1915
Age 22
Parents Son of James and Eliza Affleck
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Bell Affleck
[Dalkeith Advertiser 20 May 1915]: A feeling of profound regret has been caused locally by the intimation received, in the end of last week, that Private Robert B. Affleck, 1/9th Battalion (Highlanders), the Royal Scots had been killed in action on 8th May. The sad news was conveyed in a letter from a comrade at the front to the deceased’s parents, Mr and Mrs James Affleck, 4 Muirpark. It seems that an enemy shell burst in the trenches, inflicting injuries, to which he succumbed in half-an-hour, on young Affleck, and wounding two others. Four of his comrades took up his body and gave it reverent burial near the scene of action at Ypres. Prior to the outbreak of war, Private Affleck was employed in the Frederick Street Office (Edinburgh) of the Scottish Insurance Commissioners, with every prospect of a bright and successful future before him, but when the appeal went forth calling the manhood of the country to arms he unhesitatingly cast aside all personal considerations, and offered his service to the “Dandy Ninth”. Deceased, who was 22 years of age, was a well-known member of Dalkeith Cricket Club, to which he has acted as secretary up to the time of his enlisting, and was one of the most enthusiastic and successful players the club has possessed in recent years. His batting was exceedingly steady and he had many fine scores to his credit, whilst his fielding was always brilliant, either at cover-point or slip. In that connection it is sufficient to say that during four successive matches last season he secured ten catches. Popular alike with players and spectators of the summer game, he will be greatly missed. Practically every available member of last year’s first and second elevens have enlisted, and the club will, therefore, not be able to carry out a very fine card of fixtures arranged for this summer. At the close of the service in Buccleuch Street Church last Sabbath morning, Mr Fraser made sympathetic reference. He said that there had been four wounded ones – but this was the first death among the 47 who had willingly offered themselves from the congregation. At the close Mendelssohn’s Funeral March was played.
William Currie Ainslie
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Curling Club Penicuik North Church
First names William Currie
Surname Ainslie
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 40783
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 19/12/1896
Date of Death 13/11/1916
Age 19
Parents Only son of Thomas and Annie Ainslie (nee Lamb)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in lair C12 Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : William Currie Ainslie
[Midlothian Journal 29 December 1916]: Lance-Corporal Wm. Ainslie was first reported wounded and then missing, but as a result of private inquiries which have been made in many directions Mr Thomas Ainslie, Glenesk, Broomhill Road, the lad’s father, has been able to get first hand information of his son’s end. It appears that relatives of Mr Ainslie residing in Pollockshields have been able to trace one of the stretcher bearers who on the afternoon of 13th November carried the lad to a field hospital to have his injuries, consisting of flesh wounds in the arm and leg attended to. The stretcher bearers referred to went out for more wounded, but on their return to the hospital, found that a couple of Jack Johnsons had demolished the hospital, killing the doctor, half a dozen R.A.M.C. men, and some twenty-four wounded. The stretcher bearer states that the bodies were buried at one spot. He was personally acquainted with William Ainslie, both having been promoted at the same time. The informant leaves no doubt as to the fate of the missing soldier. Much sympathy is felt for the lad’s parents, who have thus lost their only son. Previous to enlisting in March of this year he was employed in an Edinburgh office, and was of a quiet and retiring disposition.
George Aitken
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names George
Surname Aitken
Rank Private
Service no S/18461
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Hunterfield, Parish of Cockpen
Date of Birth 05/09/1892
Date of Death 15/10/1915
Age 23
Parents Son of George and Agnes Aitken (nee Sneddon)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Blauwepoort Farm Cemetery, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : George Aitken
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 October 1915]: Mr And Mrs Aitken, 2 The Square, have received the melancholy intimation that their son, Private George Aitken, 5th Cameron Highlanders, British Expeditionary Force, has gallantly given his young life for the cause of freedom and justice. The following letter from Second-Lieutenant S.N. Dykes of the 5th Camerons, explains the cause of death: “Dear Mrs Aitken, I regret very much to inform you that your son was killed early this morning in an explosion in a mine. It may afford you some slight satisfaction to know that his death was absolutely instantaneous, so that he suffered no pain. He died at his post doing his duty like a soldier and a Scot. No man can hope to do more. May God comfort you in your sorrow. It is a bad time for mothers at present. If I can be of any use to you in giving details, please let me know and I shall do all in my power – Yours sincerely, G. N. Dykes, 2nd Lieutenant, 5th Camerons.” A letter from the deceased soldier, received a short time ago, was to the effect that he did not think that the war would last much longer. In light vein he wrote that the Tommies were never hungry as the frights were so frequent. All things were taken as in the day’s work. Prior to enlisting, Private Aitken was a miner in the employment of the Lothian Coal Coy., Ltd., and had only been a short time in France when his young life was brought suddenly to a close.
James Thomas Aitken
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James Thomas
Surname Aitken
Rank Private
Service no 15417
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Walkerburn
Date of Birth 15/05/1885
Date of Death 02/07/1916
Age 29
Parents Son of Walter and Mary Aitken (nee Livingstone)
Marriage Husband of Margaret Strang Old
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted Innerleithen
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Thomas Aitken
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale Book IV]: Private James Thomas Aitken, 2nd Batt. R.S.F., was reported missing at Somme, on 2nd July, 1916, and presumed killed on that date. Aged 32 years. He was married, and leaves a widow and two children (one boy and one girl), who reside at Penicuik. His parents reside at Hall Street, Walkerburn. He enlisted from Walkerburn in December, 1914, and was wounded and home on leave in November, 1915. He was employed with H. Ballantyne &Sons, Tweedholm Mills, Walkerburn, at the time of enlistment.
John Norman Aitken
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John Norman
Surname Aitken
Rank Private
Service no 9427
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Fushiebridge
Date of Birth 18/01/1896
Date of Death 22/12/1914
Age 18
Parents Son of William and Ann Aitken (nee Love)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Norman Aitken
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 23 July 1915]: Many efforts have been made to try to trace the whereabouts of Private John Aitken, of the Camerons, who, although never officially reported missing, has been missing from his regiment since the month of December. In a letter home this week a local soldier states that he had heard from one of Aitken's companions that he had been killed the first night that he had entered the trenches. Aitken, who has three brothers serving, is the son of Mrs Aitken, Old Hunterfield. [MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 24 March 1916]: Mrs Aitken, Hunterfield, has received information from the War Office that there is little hope of her son John, of the Cameron Highlanders, being alive, he being missing since December 1914. Mrs Aitken had four sons with the colours.
Mary Aitken
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Mary
Surname Aitken
Rank Member
Service no 10446
Regiment Women's Royal Air Force
Battalion 2nd Training Depot Squadron
Place of birth Muirpark Cottages, Parish of Humbie
Date of Birth 04/01/1893
Date of Death 07/11/1918
Age 25
Parents Daughter of John and Mary Aitken (nee Wight)
Marriage
Family casualties Sister of Robert Aitken died 24/06/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh
Medals
Other information Mary Aitken was a waitress with the Royal Air Force. She died of influenza contracted during war work.
Robert Aitken
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert
Surname Aitken
Rank Private
Service no 40306
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 7th/8th
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 24/4/1889
Date of Death 24/06/1917
Age 28
Parents John Aitken and Mary Aitken (nee Wight) Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Mary Aitken died 07/11/1918
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Robert Aitken was a coal miner. He originally enlisted in the 8th Royal Scots.
Robert Aitken
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert
Surname Aitken
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
Sinclair Aitken
Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names Sinclair
Surname Aitken
Rank Private
Service no S/44806
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Newbattle
Date of Birth 09/03/1900
Date of Death 23/10/1918
Age 18
Parents James W and Marion (Mary) H Aitken (nee Sneddon)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Romieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Newbattle Old Cemetery, Midlothian.
Sinclair Aitken
Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Sinclair
Surname Aitken
Rank Private
Service no S/6935
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Hunterfield
Date of Birth 01/07/1893
Date of Death 24/05/1915 Age 21
Parents William and Jessie Aitken (nee Smith)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair F112a in Cockpen Cemetery, Midlothian.
Alexander Fairgreave Aiton
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Alexander Fairgreave
Surname Aiton
Rank Private
Service no 24607
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 3rd B. transf. to (2440) 5th Coy. Labour Corps
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/06/1917
Age
Parents Son of Andrew and Margaret Aiton
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Other information
Andrew Philip Allan
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Andrew Philip
Surname Allan
Rank Private
Service no 40506
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 43rd Field Ambulance
Place of birth Crawley Cottages, Newbattle
Date of Birth 11/10/1895
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age 22
Parents Son of George and Jane Allan (nee Naismith)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Died on the first day of German Spring Offensive in 1918. Obituary : Andrew Philip Allan
[Midlothian Journal 27 September 1918]: Mr George Allan, junr., Bonnyrigg, has received official intimation that his son, Private Andrew Allan, R.A.M.C., fell in action on 21st March. Private Allan enlisted immediately after the outbreak of war, and had been at the front for about two and a half years. In civil life he was a clerk in the head office of the Lothian Coal Company, Ltd., at Newbattle. He was a young man of great promise, and was exceedingly popular with all. To all his relatives universal sympathy is felt at his life being so untimely cut short.
David Baillie Allan
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Loanhead
First names David Baillie
Surname Allan Rank Sergeant
Service no 40101
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th Bn.
Place of birth Leith
Date of Birth 17/2/1891
Date of Death 17/09/1916
Age 25
Parents Son of John and Isabella Allan (nee Baillie)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : David Baillie Allan
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 October 1916]: Intimation has been received of the death in action of Sergeant David Allan, of the Royal Scots. The deceased, who was well known and respected in the district, had been only three weeks in France when the end came. Before enlisting he was employed in Springfield Mill. His widow resides at Kevock.
Hugh Watson Allan
Memorials Penicuik
First names Hugh Watson
Surname Allan
Rank Private
Service no 19406
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Newlands, Peebleshire
Date of Birth 25/09/1892
Date of Death 15/12/1917
Age 25
Parents Youngest son of Thomas and Marion Allan (nee Lowe)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC St Martin Calvaire British Cemetery, St Martin-Sur-Cojeul, nr Arras
Medals
Other information Obituary : Hugh Watson Allan
[Midlothian Journal 4 January 1918]: Private Hugh Allan, Royal Scots, has died of wounds at a casualty clearing station on the third anniversary of his enlistment. Previous to enlisting he was employed as a baker with the Co-operative Society. His brother and sister reside at 2 Spey Street, Leith. He was 25 years of age and unmarried.
J Allan
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names J
Surname Allan
Rank Private
Service no 634426
Regiment London Regiment
Battalion 20th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/02/1919
Age
Parents Son of Colin and Jeanie McKie Allan, of Longmuir, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian.
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
Medals
Other information
James Allan
Memorials Newtongrange
First names James
Surname Allan
Rank Private
Service no 2656
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd/10th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/08/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information James 'Jimmy' Allan served on coastal defence with the Royal Scots until July 1916.
Thomas Allan
Memorials Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580
First names Thomas
Surname Allan
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth Dunkeld
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents Son of Thomas and Margaret Allan
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information Lived in Fountain Place, Loanhead, a coal miner. He was age 20 in 1911
Thomas Richardson Allan
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith West Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas Richardson
Surname Allan
Rank Private
Service no 14197
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 02/12/1895
Date of Death 02/02/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of George and Mary Allan (nee Gordon)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William Allan died 11/1/1917
Residence
Enlisted CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Medals
Tom Allan came from a military family whose maternal grandfather fought at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. His father George was a veteran of the Scots Guards. William was a miner at Smeaton colliery. He enlisted in 5th Dragoon Guards in August 1914 and was transferred to the Highland Light Infantry in June 1915. He Other information fought at the battle of Loos in September 1915 and was killed in Mesopotamia. William's brother Tom also died in the war and a third brother Robert was severely wounded. Their parents, George and Mary Allan, received the news of William's death by the morning post and a few hours later a telegram arrived confirming Tom's death.
Thomas Walker Allan
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Easthouses Newbattle Parish Church
First names Thomas Walker
Surname Allan
Rank Bombardier
Service no 23301
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 'B' Bty, 109th Bde
Place of birth Whitehill
Date of Birth 23/12/1894
Date of Death 31/08/1916
Age 21
Parents James Allan, coal miner, and Christina Allan (nee Walker)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : Thomas Walker Allan
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 October 1916]: Mr and Mrs James Allan have received intimation that their youngest son, Gunner Thomas Allan, R.F.A., has fallen in action. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war, and was in his 22nd year. He is the second soldier belonging to the village [Easthouses] who has laid down his life for his country.
William Allan
Memorials Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580
First names William
Surname Allan
Rank Private
Service no 330541
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/04/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gilmerton
Enlisted
CWGC Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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William Clark Allan
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names William Clark
Surname Allan
Rank Private
Service no 6515 Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 13/6/1883
Date of Death 27/11/1914
Age 31
Parents Son of Peter and Marion Allan (nee Clark)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : William Clark Allan
[Midlothian Journal 4 December 1914]: We learn that Private Wm. Allan, of the Seaforth Highlanders, who lately resided with his sister, Mrs Naples, Campview, is reported to have died of wounds. It is curious to note that a friend of Allan named Andrew Barrowman, died on the same day in an Edinburgh hospital as a result of dropsy.
William Gordon Allan
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith West Church, Dalkeith
First names William Gordon
Surname Allan
Rank Private
Service no B/21308
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 20/01/1892
Date of Death 11/01/1917
Age 25
Parents Second son of George and Mary Allan (nee Gordon)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Tom Allan kia 2/2/1917
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Enlisted
CWGC Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
Medals
William Allan came from a military family whose maternal grandfather fought at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. His father George was a veteran of the Scots Guards. William was a miner at Smeaton colliery. He enlisted in 5th Dragoon Guards in August 1914 and was transferred to the Highland Light Infantry in June 1915 . He Other information fought at the battle of Loos in September 1915 and was killed in Mesopotamia. William's brother Tom also died in the war and a third brother Robert was severely wounded. Their parents, George and Mary Allan, received the news of William's death by the morning post and a few hours later a telegram arrived confirming Tom's death.
George Alves
Memorials Temple
First names George
Surname Alves
Rank Private
Service no S/13290
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Blackhope, Parish of Heriot
Date of Birth 07/12/1890
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 24
Parents Son of James and Christina Alves (nee Bertram)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William Alves kia 23/9/1918
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals Other information Obituary : George Alves
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 November 1915]: Piper Geo. Alves, 7th Cameron Highlanders (Lochiel's), who was reported missing, is now believed to have been killed. Piper Alves, who was 24 years of age, was the son of Mr James Alves, Moorfoot, and was a member of the Edinburgh City Police before joining the forces. He was last seen playing his company into action. Piper Alves is one of the younger generation of a family who for very many years have followed the occupation of shepherds on the Moorfoots.
William Bertram Alves
Memorials Temple
First names William Bertram
Surname Alves
Rank Private
Service no S/13281
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Blackhope, Parish of Heriot
Date of Birth 16/05/1893
Date of Death 23/09/1918
Age 25
Parents Youngest son of James and Christina Alves (nee Bertram)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of George Alves kia 25/9/1915
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Brie British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Bertram Alves
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 October 1918]: Another local lad, Private W. Alves, Cameron Highlanders, has fallen action. He enlisted within a month of the outbreak of war, and was wounded in 1916. After being invalided home, he returned to the front. On 21st September last he was severely wounded in the back and chest and died two days later. He is the eighth on the [Temple] Parish Roll of Honour to sacrifice his life in the great war. The deceased was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Alves, Moorfoot Farm, the father being head shepherd to the earl of Rosebery. Another son, George, was killed at Loos. Both lads were formerly constables in the Edinburgh City Police.
Alexander Rule Anderson
Memorials Loanhead
First names Alexander Rule
Surname Anderson
Rank Private
Service no 5283
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 10/4/1892
Date of Death 05/08/1916
Age 24
Parents Murdoch Anderson, shale miner, and Grace Anderson (nee McIntyre)
Marriage Husband of Janet G Innes
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
Medals
Other information Alexander Anderson was a miner and married with two children. He lived in Niddrie.
David Anderson
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names David
Surname Anderson
Rank Gunner
Service no 83538
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion C' Bty, 107th Bde
Place of birth Auchendinny Date of Birth 29/11/1894
Date of Death 15/02/1916
Age 21
Parents Son of David and Christina Anderson (nee Thomson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
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David Robert McLean Anderson
Lasswade Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names David Robert McLean
Surname Anderson
Rank Private
Service no 45805
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 33rd Field Ambulance
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 01/11/1891
Date of Death 27/07/1917
Age 25
Parents David Anderson, master butcher, and Agnes Anderson (nee Purves)
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Essex Farm Cemetery, nr Ypres
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Other information Obituary : David Robert McLean Anderson
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 9 August 1917]: Official intimation has been received that Private David Anderson, R.A.M.C., only son of the late Mr David Anderson, butcher, Lasswade, was killed in action on 27th July. He enlisted early in the War, and served in the Gallipoli campaign. After the evacuation at Suvla Bay he was stationed in Egypt for some time, and in 1916 was transferred to France with the Field Ambulance, in which he was serving at the time of his death. David Anderson was educated at Lasswade School, and belonged to an old and well-known Lasswade family. He was a nephew of Mrs Hutchison, now residing at Newfield House, Bonnyrigg, and the older generation will remember his grandfather, David Anderson, who was also a butcher, and had a large and extensive business, and was well known and respected in the meat trade in Edinburgh, as well as in Lasswade and a wide radius of the country. The colonel of the Field Ambulance, in a letter expressing his sympathy with relatives and friends, says that David Anderson was killed while engaged in his duties as a stretcher-bearer, that he was employed in a very difficult and dangerous duty, and was carrying it out in a most devoted manner; and the colonel then adds that he wishes to say "how much we all feel the loss of a very brave man."
Douglas Anderson
Memorials Roslin
First names Douglas
Surname Anderson
Rank
Service no
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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CWGC Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France
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Garden Anderson
Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Garden
Surname Anderson
Rank Private
Service no 330470
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 6/5/1897
Date of Death 15/03/1918
Age 20
Parents Alexander Anderson, blacksmith, and Margaret Anderson (nee McLaren)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Penicuik
CWGC Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : Garden Anderson
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 26 April 1918]: Mr and Mrs Alexander Anderson, newsagents, 29 and 35 Coburg Street, Glasgow, and late of Cranston Street, Penicuik, have been notified that their eldest son, Private Gordon [sic] Anderson, H.L.I., formerly in the Royal Scots, was killed in action on the 15th March. He was 20 years of age, and previous to being mobilised was an apprentice moulder with Messrs W. N. Ferrier &Co., Penicuik.
James Vert Anderson
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Lasswade Lasswade Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial
First names James Vert
Surname Anderson
Rank Private
Service no 40309
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 7th/8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/10/1916
Age 31
Parents Son of Robert and Euphemia Anderson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence North Berwick
Enlisted Bonnyrigg
CWGC St Sever Cemetery, Rouen
Medals
Other information Formerly 4599 Royal Scots.
Thomas Anderson
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Thomas
Surname Anderson
Rank Private
Service no 3199
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st/9th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/05/1915
Age 30 Parents Son of James Anderson, Dewarton, Gorebridge
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Tynehead
Enlisted Cumbernauld
CWGC Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Thomas Anderson
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 22 July 1915]: Private Thomas Anderson, 9th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, whose father, Mr James Anderson, "Maggie Bowses" (the lonely white-washed cottage which stands at the Tynehead end of Borthwick Bank on the N.B.R.), received notification from the Record Office, Perth, that he had fallen in action in France on May 10th. The gallant lad was between 20 and 30 years of age, enlisted from Cumbernald, Dunbartonshire, where he was at the time residing with a married sister. This was about the end of December, and by February he was across the Channel taking his part in the fighting. He had previously served for about four years with the Cameron Highlanders, two years of that service being in South Africa. His father, who is an old soldier, after a long anxious wait for news of his son, was on the point of making inquiries at the regimental depot when the sad news came.
William Anderson
Memorials Dalkeith Police Station
First names William
Surname Anderson
Rank
Service no
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
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Residence
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CWGC
Medals
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William Sinclair Anderson
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names William Sinclair
Surname Anderson
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 352462
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Bathgate
Date of Birth 15/01/1899
Date of Death 30/03/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Alex and Margaret Anderson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Millerhill
Enlisted
CWGC Etretat Churchyard Extension, France
Medals
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Louis Andrews
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Louis
Surname Andrews Rank Corporal
Service no 9867
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/09/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Ninth Avenue Cemetery, Haisnes
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William Andrews
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Churchyard, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Andrews
Rank Gunner
Service no 14185
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion No. 1 Depot
Place of birth
Date of Birth 19/07/1883
Date of Death 14/10/1914
Age
Parents Son of William and Charlotte Andrews (nee Wood)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Died at Brighton Military Hospital and buried in Brighton. Commemorated on the Andrews family headstone in Other information St Nicholas Buccleuch Churchyard, Dalkeith, Scotland.
Francis William Annandale
Family headstone Lasswade Old Churchyard Memorials Polton
First names Francis William
Surname Annandale
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Polton
Date of Birth 20/2/1888
Date of Death 29/03/1920
Age 32
Parents James H Annandale, paper manufacturer, and Edith M Annandale (nee Scott)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Lasswade Old Churchyard
Medals
Other information Died in London of illness contracted on war service in Mesopotamia.
John Archibald Loanhead Memorials Roslin Roslin Parish Church
First names John
Surname Archibald
Rank Private
Service no 43043
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 13/6/1890
Date of Death 25/03/1918
Age 29
Parents Robert Archibald, coal miner, and Janet Archibald (nee Henderson)
Marriage Huband of Isabella Porteous
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
Enlisted
CWGC Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Archibald
[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 June 1918]: Pte. John Archibald has died of wounds. His home address was 1 Bilston Street, Loanhead.
Peter Keegan Archibald
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Peter Keegan
Surname Archibald
Rank Private
Service no 11197
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Haywood, Lanarkshire
Date of Birth 11/3/1896
Date of Death 25/01/1915
Age 18
Parents Son of Andrew and Helen Archibald (nee Keegan)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Bonnyrigg
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
James Armour
Loanhead Memorials Rosewell
First names James
Surname Armour
Rank Guardsman
Service no 6020
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 2/8/1886
Date of Death 18/12/1914
Age 29
Parents James Armour, coal miner, and Agnes Armour (nee Chalmers)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted CWGC Ploesteert Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Armour
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 22 January 1915]: Armour was the youngest son of James Armour, the champion quoiter of thirty years ago, and was 29 years of age. He was a Reservist, and when war broke out was working at Whitehill Colliery, Rosewell.
Robert James Armour
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names Robert James
Surname Armour
Rank Private
Service no 4451
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Selkirk
Date of Birth 26/7/1894
Date of Death 13/03/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of Robert and Marjorie Armour (nee Petrie)
Marriage Husband of Mary Ann Wilson
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Estaires Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Known as Bert. Commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead Cemetery. Obituary : Robert James Armour
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 19 March 1915]: Private Armour was in his twenty-first year, and had three years' service in the Territorials. He was a quiet, well-conducted lad, and was employed as a miner by the Shotts Iron Company Company, Ltd., when the Territorials were mobilized at the beginning of August. He left Haddington with the 8th at the end of October.
John Graham Armstrong
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names John Graham
Surname Armstrong
Rank Driver
Service no 108944
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 32nd Reserve Bty
Place of birth Cockpen
Date of Birth 26/04/1897
Date of Death 02/12/1915
Age 18
Parents John Armstrong, coal miner, and Jane Armstrong (nee Ross)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Other information John Armstrong served under the alias 'Ross'. Obituary : John Graham Armstrong
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 10 December 1915]: Last Sunday afternoon the remains of Driver John Armstrong, R.F.A., were removed from his father's house at Linden Place for internment in Loanhead Cemetery. The decased, who was the son of Mr John Armstrong, was in his nineteenth year, and enlisted at the outbreak of war in the 8th Royal Scots, afterwards transferring into the Royal Field Artillery at Maryhill. He returned to Loanhead on leave on Saturday, 27th November, and at the beginning of the following week Dr Robertson was called in, and ordered his removal to the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, where he died on Thursday from acute pneumonia. The funeral was largely attended, and the coffin, which was covered by the Union Jack, was conveyed to the place of internment on a gun carriage from Redford.
Thomas Armstrong
Memorials Rosewell
First names Thomas Surname Armstrong
Rank
Service no
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
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Residence
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CWGC
Medals
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John Atkinson
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik
First names John
Surname Atkinson
Rank Private
Service no 12400
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 22/10/1884
Date of Death 07/07/1916
Age 31
Parents Son of Robert and Elizabeth Atkinson (nee Thomson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Galashiels
Enlisted Galashiels
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair I20 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : John Atkinson
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 25 August 1916]: On Wednesday the Countess of Glasgow received official intimation that Private John Atkinson, K.O.S.B., who had been her butler at Kelburnie Castle, Ayrshire, was killed in action on July 7. The deceased was a native of Penicuik, having been born there 31 years ago, and was a son of the late Mr Robert Atkinson, shoemaker, and has a sister residing in Bridge Street. Atkinson was formerly in the service of the Earl of Lauderdale and latterly that of the Earl and Countess of Glasgow.
Luke Atkinson
Memorials Penicuik
First names Lawrence Alfred
Surname Atkinson
Rank Private
Service no 77697
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion
Place of birth South Milford, Yorkshire
Date of Birth
Date of Death 05/06/1919
Age 27
Parents Son of Walter and Edith Ann Atkinson
Marriage Husband of Jessie Ellen Atkinson, 34 Mayville Avenue, Scarborough.
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
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William Ayton
Bonnyrigg Memorials Lasswade Free Church Roll of Honour
First names William
Surname Ayton
Rank Private
Service no 40743
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 15/7/1882
Date of Death 12/04/1917
Age 34
Parents Son of William and Helen Ayton (nee Vickers)
Marriage Husband of Jane A Burns
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Spelt 'Aytown' on the Lasswade United Free Church Roll of Honour.
William Baigrie
Memorials Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Baigrie
Rank Sergeant
Service no 10350
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 28/03/1889
Date of Death 28/08/1918
Age 29
Parents Son of William and Rebecca Baigrie (nee Dickson)
Marriage Husband of Zillah Wood
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ligny-Sur-Canche British Cemetery, France
Medals Military Medal
Other information Obituary : William Baigrie
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 5 September 1918]: Official intimation has been received that 10350 Sergt. William Baigrie was admitted into hospital on the 24th August suffering from severe shrapnel wounds in both legs. In the hope of saving his life one leg was amputated on the 27th, but it was of no avail and he succumbed to his injuries on the following day. He was severely wounded three times previously, viz, December 1914, September 1915 and May 1917. Previous to the war he was a postman at Aberlady. He leaves a widow and three children, who reside at Duke Street, Dalkeith.
Joseph Richard Bailey
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Joseph Richard
Surname Bailey
Rank Private
Service no 330432
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 23/03/1882
Date of Death 24/07/1917
Age 35 Parents Son of Joseph and Isabella Bailey (nee Ross)
Marriage Husband of Catherine Cavers Fortune
Family casualties
Residence Leith
Enlisted
CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Joseph Richard Bailey
[Midlothian Journal 10 August 1917]: Mrs Bailey, 15 Graham Street, Bonnington, Leith has received notification of the death of her husband, Private Joseph B. Bailey, Royal Scots, having died of wounds on 23rd July. An Army chaplain in a letter to the widow says the deceased soldier was "wounded in the abdomen and died three hours after admission to hospital. I commended his soul to God, and he passed away very peacefully. He was too weak to send any message, but suffered little owing to the great shock." The deceased leaves a widow and three children. He was the oldest son of Mrs Bailey, Watson Crescent, Edinburgh, and of the late Joseph Bailey, an old Royal Scot, and for many years battalion bugler in the 6th (Midlothian and Peeblesshire) V.B. Royal Scots. His other brother is a prisoner of war in Germany. Previous to enlisting on 8th February, 1915, he was employed with Messrs Charles Wilson &Son, painters, Penicuik.
James Hogg Baillie
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names James Hogg
Surname Baillie
Rank Sergeant
Service no 512066
Regiment Canadian Army Service Corps
Battalion 11th Supply Depot.
Place of birth Selkirk
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/05/1918
Age
Parents Son of William and Elizabeth Hogg Baillie, of Tweedside Mill, Peebles, Scotland.
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Hogg Baillie
['The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles Book Two']: William Baillie, Tweedside Mill Cottage, Peebles, was informed, through the medium of a communication from the Canadian Record Office, London, that his youngest surviving son, Sergeant James H. Baillie, Canadian Army Service Corps, had died at No. IO Stationary Hospital, St Omer, France, on the eigth May 1918, as the result of bomb concussion during an air-raid. Sergeant Baillie, who was 28 years of age, was born at Selkirk, and came to Peebles with his parents. He was educated at Peebles Burgh and County High School, and when he left school he entered the warehouse of Lowe, Donald &Co. He went out to Canada in 1913, and joined up at Winnipeg early in 1915, crossing the Atlantic with the second Canadian contingent. His brother, Lance-Corporal Walter Baillie, died at Peebles on the 15th January 1916, and his only surviving brother, John, joined up with him at Winnipeg, and went on service with the Canadian Veterinary Corps. The following letter was received by Sergeant Baillie's father: "I wish that the reason for my writing you were a less sorrowful one, but in these times there are not many who have not suffered the loss of someone dear to them. The Canadian Depot Unit of Supply was taken over by me about a week or so ago, and so I was just beginning to know your son at the time of the unfortunate occurrence. The three sergeants who were in charge of the different branches of the work at railhead were there with some others in the dug-out during an air raid in the early morning of igth May, and a bomb dropped almost exactly in the entrance. You can be sure that all the precautions had been taken, and also that death was instantaneous. Your boy was buried in a pretty little country cemetery overlooking this town, near the two sergeants who had been his friends. He was a most efficient non-commissioned officer, and his loss is keenly felt in his work as well as by his comrades."
Peter Medlock Baillie
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Cemetery Cockpen Parish Church
First names Peter Medlock
Surname Baillie
Rank Private
Service no 203648
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 21/3/1901
Date of Death 13/04/1918
Age 17
Parents Son of John and Margaret Baillie (nee Watson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Cemetery.
William Baillie
Lasswade School War Memorial Roslin Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery Roslin UF Church
First names William
Surname Baillie
Rank Private
Service no S4/091336
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion HQ Staff
Place of birth Glasgow
Date of Birth 23/02/1894
Date of Death 18/12/1915
Age
Parents Eldest son of Frederick and Janet Baillie (nee Neilson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Roslin Cemetery
Medals
Other information Died at Whitechurch Military Hospital, Cardiff. Obituary : William Baillie
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 24 December 1915]: A very impressive military funeral was witnessed on Wednesday afternoon to the new cemetery. The deceased was Wm. Baillie, late of the A.S.C., and eldest son of Mr Fred. Baillie, stationmaster at Rosslyn Castle. The late Wm. Baillie joined the Army last year, and, having seen service at the Dardanelles, was invalided home with dysentery, etc. He died in an hospital in Cardiff.
Alexander Bain
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Alexander
Surname Bain
Rank Driver
Service no 144202
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion XII Corps Ammunition Col.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Elizabeth R. Bain, of 13, Heriothill Terrace, Edinburgh
Family casualties Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Sarigol Military Cemetery, Kriston, Greece
Medals
Other information Obituary : Alexander Bain
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book 2]: The wife of Driver Alexander Bain, resident in Edinburgh,received, through the medium of an official telegram, the news that her husband had been admitted into a casualty clearing station at Salonica, suffering from malignant malaria. A second communication was received from the Artillery Record Office, Woolwich, conveying the sad intelligence that the malady stated above had proved fatal, and that Driver Bain had died on the 6th September. In reply to a letter from Mrs Bain inquiring for particulars of her husband's death, the Chaplain of the casualty clearing station in which Driver Bain died wrote as follows: "In reply to your letter of 23rd October, I saw your husband every day while in hospital, and prayed with him. I buried him in the military cemetery at Janes. He was very cheerful when he came in, but would not give me your address, as he was afraid you would be anxious, and he was going to get better. But he took a turn, and did not recover. He suffered no pain, and was not conscious at the end; he passed away in his sleep quite peacefully. His work was finished, and God took him. May God comfort you with His own great comfort." Driver Bain was the youngest son of Frank Bain, 29 Rosetta Road, Peebles, and learned the art and craft of the printing trade in the office of the Pceblesshire Advertiser. He subsequently settled down in Edinburgh, and worked in some of the best-known printing houses in that city, including those of Banks &Co. and M'Lagan &Gumming, being employed by the last-mentioned firm at the time of his joining up in the early months of 1916. To him his calling was a hobby, and in this connection he was the holder of several medals, certificates, &c., won in various trade competitions. He was 37 years of age, and went to the East with his battery eight months before his death. A widow and two young children mourned his loss.
David Bain
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names David
Surname Bain
Rank Private
Service no A/7521
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 7th/8th Bn.
Place of birth Ladhope
Date of Birth 12/04/1880
Date of Death 17/12/1917
Age 37
Parents Son of William and Jane Bain (nee Tyson)
Marriage Husband of Janet Kay
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Galashiels Eastland Cemetery
Medals
Other information
George Stirling Bain
Crichton Churchyard Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names George Stirling
Surname Bain
Rank Sergeant
Service no 406264
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 51st Div Signal Coy
Place of birth Pathhead
Date of Birth 08/07/1893
Date of Death 13/04/1918
Age 24
Parents Son of Thomas and Euphemia Bain (nee Stirling)
Marriage Husband of Constance Bain, Bedford
Family casualties Brother of William A Bain died 1/8/1916
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A scholarly and sensitive man, George Bain was educated at Crichton Public School and worked for the Other information postal service. He was a Volunteer before the war and enlisted in April 1915. He is commemorated on the family headstone in Crichton Churchyard.
John Bain Memorials Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580
First names John
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William Andrew Bain
Crichton Churchyard Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names William Andrew
Surname Bain
Rank Private
Service no 4586
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Pathhead
Date of Birth 22/07/1891
Date of Death 01/08/1916
Age 25
Parents Eldest son of Thomas and Euphemia Bain (nee Stirling)
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Crichton Churchyard. Obituary : William Andrew Bain
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 10 August 1916]: Crichton Church mourns the loss of another valued member in the death of Wm. A. Bain, eldest son of Mr Thomas Bain, slater, Pathhead. He was killed at the post of duty by machine-gun fire on the night of August 1st. Willie had been at the front for twenty-one months and his officers and comrades have borne ample and unstinted testimony to the value of his services during that period, both when hot fighting was taking place and when he was engaged in the dangerous drudgery of pioneer work. No brighter or braver spirit has been called from the ranks of the British army to the yet nobler service of a higher sphere. He will be sadly missed, not only in his home, for he was a most dutiful son and a most devoted brother, but by a very wide circle of friends. No young man was better liked in the district or more popular on the shooting range and the bowling green. Willie was a whole-hearted volunteer. He had a very clear view of the issues at stake in this war, and when call came two years ago to the young manhood of the country he never hesitated for a moment as to his duty. He is numbered now among the noble band who have laid down their lives for a sacred and righteous cause. A keen Territorial in the years prior to the war, Willie was very jealous of the honour of that branch of the British army and justly proud of his achievements in the field. He was a loyal and enthusiastic guildsman too and for a considerable numbers of years, following in his father’s footsteps he took a leading and active part in the meetings of the Crichton branch, expressing his views on a variety of topics with no small degree of cogency and intelligence. He specially interested himself in question regarding the army and national service, and Lord Roberts had no more ardent champion nor Hector MacDonald a more fervent admirer. Crichton Church and guild, proud of their member and made poorer by his loss, extend to his parents and family circle their deep and sincere sympathy.
George Anderson Baird
Dalkeith Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names George Anderson
Surname Baird
Rank Private
Service no 29797
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith Date of Birth 13/10/1891
Date of Death 21/09/1918
Age 26
Parents Youngest son of George and Barbara Millar Baird (nee Wilson)
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CWGC Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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Other information Commemorated on the Baird family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair F49). Obituary : George Anderson Baird
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 24 October 1918]: Official intimation has been received that Pte. Geo. A. Baird, Royal Scots, was killed in action on the 21st September. The deceased was the youngest son of the late Mr Geo. A. Baird, clothier, and of Mrs Baird, Woodstock, Dalkeith. He was 27 years of age.
J Balfour
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names J
Surname Balfour
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William Balgarnie
Dalkeith Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial) Newton Parish Churchyard St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Balgarnie
Rank Gunner
Service no 175925
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 158th Army Bde
Place of birth Woolmet, Newton Parish
Date of Birth 16/03/1875
Date of Death 30/11/1917
Age 42
Parents Eldest son of John and Janet Balgarnie (nee Crombie)
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : William Balgarnie [DALKEITH ADVERTISER 25 April 1918]: Official intimation has been received by Mrs Balgarnie, Fairfield Place, that her eldest son, Gunner William Balgarnie, has fallen in action. The deceased enlisted in September 1916 into the Royal Field Artillery, but since going to France about a year ago he was transferred to the Royal Horse Artillery ... Gunner Balgarnie was well known locally as a member of the postal staff of Dalkeith Post Office with which he had been connected for about twenty-six years. For a long period he was a member of the Dalkeith Volunteer Pipe Band, and for a time occupied the position of Pipe Major. In his younger days he was an ardent cyclist, and won quite a number of prizes in local cycling races. He was a member of Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No. 10 of Freemasons, and is the eighth member of that Lodge to make the supreme sacrifice.
D Ballantyne
Memorials Dalkeith
First names D
Surname Ballantyne
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 330557
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/07/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted Dalkeith
CWGC St Imoges Churchyard, France
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David Inglis Ballantyne
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names David Inglis
Surname Ballantyne
Rank Private
Service no 3/2882
Regiment New Zealand Medical Corps
Battalion No 4 Field Ambulance
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 17/12/1888
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 28
Parents Youngest son of Alexander and Agnes Ballantyne (nee Stevenson)
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CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : David Inglis Ballantyne
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 9 November 1917]: Private David Inglis Ballantyne, New Zealand Medical Corps, who was killed in action on 12th October, was the second youngest son of the late Mr Alexander Ballantyne and of Mrs Ballantyne Kirkhill. The deceased who was 28 years of age, served his apprenticeship as a butcher with Mr Jeremiah Sinclair, Bridge Street, and six years ago left for New Zealand, where he settled down in Wauganui. After being in charge of a branch shop he acquired the business and had been in business for himself for two years when he joined up in January of this year. Before going to the front some five months ago, he arrived in this country, but never had the opportunity of visiting his old home. A letter from a chum which was received before the official intimation arrived states that David (who was a tall broad shouldered man), had been engaged stretcher bearing, and while carrying a wounded Tommy on his shoulder, a shell had burst killing him instantaneously. The body was interred and a regular service was held over his grave. Mrs Ballantyne has one other son serving in the Argylls. A son-in-law, Private Ramsay Vickers, was killed early in the war.
Ernest Orford Ballantyne
Dalkeith Dalkeith New Cemetery Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Ernest Orford
Surname Ballantyne
Rank Commander Service no
Regiment HMS Viknor, Royal Navy
Battalion
Place of birth Orford House, Dalkeith
Date of Birth 27/02/1876
Date of Death 13/01/1915
Age 38
Parents Son of Dr Alexander Ballantyne and Maria Orford Ballantyne (nee Sherman)
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CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
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He was appointed commander of HMS Viknor, a requisitioned cruiser, in November 1914 and died when the ship sank off the north coast of Ireland on 13 January 1915. The Viknor was sailing in heavy seas, but is Other information thought to have struck a mine. Many of the crew came from Tyneside area. Ernest Ballantyne is commemorated on the family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair B28). Obituary : Ernest Orford Ballantyne
[THE SCOTSMAN 27 January 1915]: Commander Ernest O. Ballantyne belonged to Dalkeith. He was the third son of Dr Alexander Ballantyne, Eskbank and Gullane. Having determined upon a Naval career, he entered the Naval School at Stubbington after some early training at Heverhsam School, Westmorland. At the age of 14 he passed into the Britannia, and became the senior captain of the school on board that ship. Two years later he was appointed midshipman on the Camperdown, and was afterwards transferred to the Royal Sovereign, and thereafter to the Active. Next he went to the South American station for two years in the Swallow as sub-lieutenant, during which period of service he was promoted to first lieutenant. He returned to become torpedo lieutenant, in which capacity he served in the Repulse, also on the Hogue, Prince George, and the King Edward VII. In June 1910, he became commander, and was appointed to the Vanguard, in which he served as commander for three years. After this he went to Italy to study Italian, and in June 1914 passed as naval interpreter in that language. Subsequently, he was appointed in command of the Royal Arthur, and was in this ship at the outbreak of war. A month ago he was given command of the Viknor. Commander Ballantyne was a younger brother of Dr Harold S. Ballantyne, Ashton, Eskbank.
Robert Bambery
Memorials Loanhead
First names Robert
Surname Bambery
Rank Private
Service no 330442
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 14/6/1897
Date of Death 23/07/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of Charles and Elizabeth Bambery (nee Stirling)
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CWGC Gwalia Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : Robert Bambery
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 3 August 1917]: Information has reached Loanhead of the death in action in France of Private Robert Bamberry, Royal Scots, grandson of Mr and Mrs Robert Stirling, Loanbank, the Loan, with whom he resided prior to enlisting about two years ago. The information was conveyed in a letter from Captain Watson, who spoke highly of the good qualities of the deceased soldier, who was twenty years of age. His parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Bamberry, now reside at Tarbrax, Lanarkshire.
Richard Kemp Baptie
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names Richard Kemp
Surname Baptie
Rank Gunner
Service no 645856
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 51st Div Ammunition Col
Place of birth Wisp, Liberton Parish
Date of Birth 18/02/1892
Date of Death 10/12/1918
Age 26
Parents Son of Richard and Elizabeth Baptie, Niddrie Mill, Portobello Marriage
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CWGC Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
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Other information Also commemorated on the New Craig Hall Church Memorial, Edinburgh.
James Barbour
Crichton Churchyard Crichton Collegiate Church Memorials Fala and Soutra Parish Ford United Free Church
First names James
Surname Barbour
Rank Gunner
Service no 144237
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 4th Bde
Place of birth Black Castle, Crichton Parish
Date of Birth 05/11/1896
Date of Death 27/03/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of William and Roseanne Barbour (nee Kilpatrick)
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CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Crichton Churchyard. Obituary : James Barbour
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 25 April 1918]: Mrs Barbour, Pathhead, (late Blackcastle), has official word intimating that the death of her youngest son, Gunner James Barbour, R.F.A., while in action on 27th March. He was in his 21st year, and leaves a widow, who resides at Haddington.
Andrew Barclay
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith
First names Andrew
Surname Barclay
Rank Private
Service no 29798
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth Tolbooth Close, Dalkeith
Date of Birth 17/05/1892
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 24
Parents Youngest son of John and Margaret Barclay (nee Black)
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CWGC Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, France
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Other information Obituary : Andrew Barclay
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 3 May 1917]: Official intimation has been received by Mrs Barclay, White Hart Street, that her youngest son, Private Andrew Barclay, Royal Scots, was killed in action on the 9th April. Private Barclay, who was 25 years of age, was a brush maker to trade, but latterly assisted his brothers in their fish merchants’ business at High Street. Belonging to a musical family, he was himself a musician of no mean order, his favourite instruments being the flute and the piccolo. He was a valued member of the P.S.A. orchestra almost since its inception, and gave his musical services freely and ungrudgingly for the benefit of various local gatherings. Private Barclay enlisted in January 1916, and was immediately admitted a member of the famous 1st Royal Scots Band at Glen Course, with which he continued to be associated till he was drafted to the front in the beginning of this year. His brother Private James Barclay is at present lying in Leeds Hospital suffering from debility contracted in France, and another brother, Private Sam Barclay, is still serving at the front.
Archibald Barclay
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Roslin
First names Archibald
Surname Barclay
Rank Gunner
Service no 49954
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 41st Bty, 42nd Bde
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/10/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of Bruce and Isabella Barclay, Earnscliffe, Roslin
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals DCM, MM
Other information Obituary : Archibald Barclay
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 26 October 1917]: Mr and Mrs Barclay, Goukley Moss, received on Friday the sad news (which, however, is unofficial) of the death in action of their son, Gunner Archie Barclay. Gunner Barclay secured the D.C.M. and the Military Medal some time ago, and was home quite recently. He assisted his father on the farm, and in pre-war days was a keen admirer and an active member of the Roslin Troop of Boy Scouts. [Midlothian Journal 2 November 1917]: Mr and Mrs Barclay, Goukley Moss, have now received the official information of their son's death, Bombardier Archie Barclay, R.F.A., who fell in action.
William Barclay
Roslin Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery Roslin UF Church
First names William Surname Barclay
Rank Sergeant
Service no 7021
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/11/1919
Age 37
Parents Son of Bruce and Isabella Barclay, Earnscliffe, Roslin
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CWGC Roslin Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : William Barclay
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 5 December 1919]: Sergeant Wm. Barclay died at his father's residence, Gowkley Moss farm, on Thursday last. He enlisted in the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders during the Boer war, and saw considerable service in that campaign, holding the Queen's Medal with five clasps as well as the King's Medal. On the outbreak of the European War, he went out to Flanders with the original Expeditionary Force, and during the retreat from Mons, when the battalion was ambushed, he was taken prisoner. He endured nearly four year's captivity in Germany, and shortly after being sent to Holland for internment he contracted influenza. This illness, coming immediately after the rigours of prison camp life, undermined a naturally robust constitution, and though repatriated after the armistice Sergeant Barclay has been practically an invalid ever since. On Monday of last week he suffered a severe haemorrhage of the lung and this hastened the end. The funeral, which was private, took place on Saturday to Roslin Cemetery. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents, who have lost also a younger son, Archie, killed in France, after he had won the double honour of the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Medal.
Alexander Brodie Barrie
Dalkeith Dalkeith New Cemetery Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names Alexander Brodie
Surname Barrie
Rank Private
Service no 330561
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Galashiels
Date of Birth 06/01/1898
Date of Death 02/05/1918
Age 20
Parents Second son of James and Catherine Barrie (nee Brodie)
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Other information Obituary : Alexander Brodie Barrie
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 9 May 1918]: The remains of Private Alexander Barrie, Royal Scots (Pioneers), a young Dalkeithian, who has given his life in his country's service, were interred in the Dalkeith Cemetery on Monday afternoon. He was wounded in France some five or six weeks ago, and was subsequently admitted to Woking Military Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Thursday last. The deceased, who was 20 years of age, was the second son of Mr and Mrs James Barrie, 88 High Street, and the funeral, which was accorded military honours, took place from his parents house.
Charles Allison Barrie
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Charles Allison
Surname Barrie
Rank Private
Service no 330840
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 11/08/1894 Date of Death 28/11/1918
Age 24
Parents Only son of Charles and Janet Barrie (nee Grieve)
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Residence Penicuik
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Netley Military Cemetery
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Charles Barrie was seriously wounded at Salonika and spent time convalescing in Alexandria and Malta. He Other information died at Netley hospital near Southampton. He was a member of the office staff at Valleyfield papermills, Penicuik.
Robert Morton Barrie
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Newbattle Cemetery
First names Robert Morton
Surname Barrie
Rank Private
Service no S/10469
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/04/1916
Age 22
Parents Son of Mrs Mary Barrie, 49 Dundas Terrace, Arniston, Gorebridge
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CWGC Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
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Other information Obituary : Robert Morton Barrie
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 1 June 1916]: Mrs Barrie, Dundas Terrace, Arniston, has been officially informed that her son, Private Robert Barrie, Black Watch, has been killed in action. Barrie has another brother a prisoner of war in Germany.
Adam Denholm Hare Bartie
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names Adam Denholm Hare
Surname Bartie
Rank Private
Service no DM2/155449
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion "T" Siege Park attd. IX Corps
Place of birth Prestonholm, Parish of Cockpen
Date of Birth 28/12/1895
Date of Death 06/11/1918
Age 22
Parents Son of George and Elizabeth Bartie (nee Hare)
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CWGC Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France
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Other information Obituary : Adam Denholm Hare Bartie
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 14 November 1918]: Mrs Bartie, Store Buildings, has received intimation that her son, Driver Adam Bartie, M.T., A.S.C., has fallen in action. He enlisted in February 1917, and previous to enlistment was a grocer with Gorebridge Co-operative Society, Ltd. This is the second son that Mrs Bartie has lost in the war.
John Bartie
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names John
Surname Bartie
Rank Private
Service no 44119
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Parish of Cockpen
Date of Birth 24/05/1898
Date of Death 18/07/1918
Age 20
Parents Youngest son of George and Elizabeth Bartie (nee Hare)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Adam D H Bartie died 6/11/1918
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CWGC Sandpits British Cemetery, Fouquereuil, France
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Other information Obituary : John Bartie
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 1 August 1918]: Mrs Bartie, Store Buildings, has received the sad intelligence that her son, Private John Bartie, Royal Scots, has laid down his life for his country. The news was contained in a letter from the Chaplain of his Company. Private Bartie was the youngest of five sons, who are all on active service. He was 20 years of age, and before enlistment was a vanman in the employment of Gorebridge Co-operative Society, Ltd.
Robert Barton
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Robert
Surname Barton
Rank Private
Service no 40162
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th Bn.
Place of birth Langholm
Date of Birth 08/01/1880
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 36
Parents Son of Thomas and Margaret Barton (nee Kerr)
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Obituary : Robert Barton
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 26 October 1916]: Intimation has been received by his relatives at 3 Abbey Land that Private Robert Barton, H.L.I., has fallen in action. The War Office sent word a week ago that he was killed on 15th September. No details have yet been received. Private Barton, who was 36 years of age, enlisted into the Royal Scots at the outbreak of war. Previously he was a miner in the employment of the Lothian Coal Co., Ltd.
Frank Bates
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names Frank Ernest
Surname Bates
Rank Private
Service no S/41940
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st/6th Bn.
Place of birth Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/10/1918
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CWGC Thiant Communal Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : Frank Bates
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 15 November 1918]: Private Bates, who had served for nine years in the Royal Navy, joined the Royal Scots Territorials in September 1914, and was later transferred to the Camerons and Black Watch. He was wounded in the course of his service. He was home on leave a month ago. The deceased soldier, who was about 32 years of age, was a native of Newington Sittingbourne, Kent, and before enlisting was employed in Eskmills. He leaves a widow and four young children.
Peter Baxter
Lasswade School War Memorial Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd Memorials Roslin Roslin Middle Cemetery Roslin UF Church
First names Peter
Surname Baxter
Rank Sergeant
Service no S/3357
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 15/12/1893
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 21
Parents Son of Edward and Mary Baxter (nee Jack)
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CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Also commemorated on the family headstone in Roslin Middle Cemetery. Obituary : Peter Baxter
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 14 October 1915]: Sergeant Peter Baxter, 8th Seaforth Highlanders, who was last week unofficially reported as "gassed" and missing, is now reported by the chaplain of the Battalion as having been killed. In civil life he was employed as a grocer, having served his apprenticeship in the Roslin branch of Penicuik Co- operative Association. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war. He was twenty-one years of age, and has a younger brother in the ammunition column of the R.F.A. His parents, who are custodians of Roslin Castle, are well known over the district.
George Beattie
Memorials Temple
First names George Surname Beattie
Rank Private
Service no S/11800
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/04/1916
Age
Parents
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CWGC Basra Memorial to the Missing, Iraq
Medals
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Robert Lockie Beattie
Memorials Penicuik
First names Robert Lockie
Surname Beattie
Rank Private
Service no S/7495
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Old Pentland
Date of Birth 16/10/1882
Date of Death 18/08/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of William and Eleanor Beattie (nee Hendry)
Marriage
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Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Frank Symons Bussel Beedle
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Frank Symons Bussel
Surname Beedle
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 4th attd 7th Bn.
Place of birth Stornoway
Date of Birth 20/12/1898
Date of Death 11/04/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Frank and Marie Ann Beedle (nee Grigor)
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CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals Military Cross
The Beedle family lived at a house called Dunedin in Lasswade. His father, who was also called Frank, was a Royal Navy officer. Frank Beedle enlisted in the Royal Scots and was gazetted in the Gordon Highlanders in Other information March 1917. He was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry in early 1918, but was killed in action in April of the same year.
Alexander R Begbie
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Alexander R
Surname Begbie
Rank Private
Service no S/9417
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/05/1916
Age
Parents
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Residence
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information
Alfred Herbert Bell
Dalkeith Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Alfred Herbert
Surname Bell
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 27/07/1880
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 25
Parents Youngest son of Lawrence Robertson Bell, merchant, and Emma Isabel James Bell (nee Beech)
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CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Alfred H Bell was commanding officer of the Dalkeith Territorials before the war. He was a chartered Other information accountant in Edinburgh. He was killed on the first day of the battle of Loos and his body was never found or identified. Obituary : Alfred Herbert Bell
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 February 1916]: The announcement has just been made of the death of Captain Alfred Herbert Bell, 11th Royal Scots, who was killed in action in the battle of Loos on 25th September last. Captain Bell was for several years prior to the outbreak of the war officer commanding the Dalkeith Detachment of the 8th Royal Scots. In this capacity he proved a most capable and popular officer, and succeeded in inspiring his men with a great deal of his own enthusiasm, with the result that the detachment, while under his charge, was brought to a state of exceptional efficiency. Shortly before the outbreak of the war he was succeeded in his command of the local Territorial Company by Captain Todrick, who has also sacrificed his life in the present war. In civil life Captain Bell was a chartered accountant in Edinburgh. He was the youngest son of the late Mr Lawrence Robertson Bell and Mrs Bell, Roseneuk, Dalkeith.
John Bell
Rosewell Memorials Roslin Roslin Parish Church
First names John
Surname Bell
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 13314
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 26/10/1894
Date of Death 27/02/1917 Age 22
Parents Son of Leonard and Annie Bell (nee Kidd)
Marriage
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Residence Roslin
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Bell
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 15 March 1917]: Lance-Corporal John Bell, Cameron Highlanders, has died of pneumonia at a casualty clearing station. He was 22 years of age, and before enlisting was employed by Messrs Hay, Merricks &Co., Roslin. His home address was Kirkettle Cottages, Roslin.
John Holgate Bell
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John Holgate
Surname Bell
Rank Private
Service no 46038
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 17/11/1881
Date of Death 16/08/1917
Age 35
Parents Son of James and Elizabeth Bell (nee Holgate)
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Residence
Enlisted Aberdeen
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : John Holgate Bell
[Midlothian Journal 28 September 1917]: Mr and Mrs John Charlton, Peebles Road, have received official notification that Private John Holgate Bell, Northumberland Fusiliers, has been wounded. previous to receiving the official notification Mrs Charlton had received information from a chum of the soldier serving in the same regiment that John had been wounded, and later a soldier serving in another regiment sent home a number of photographs belonging to him, said to have been found on a man whom he assisted to bury. A parcel sent out from home had reached the company he served in, and a further letter from a man in the company conveys the information that John had been wounded and had walked to the dressing station. The missing soldier, who is a son of the late Mr James Bell, carrier, enlisted in March of last year.
David Bennet
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names David
Surname Bennet
Rank Private
Service no 46431
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 17th Bn.
Place of birth Gorebridge
Date of Birth 17/10/1882
Date of Death 31/03/1918
Age 35
Parents Son of Thomas and Anne Bennet (nee Cornwall)
Marriage Husband of Barbara Bryce
Family casualties Brother of Peter Bennet died 23/10/1919
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Enlisted
CWGC Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : David Bennet
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 September 1918]: Private David Bennett, Royal Scots, has died of wounds. The youngest son of the late Mr Thomas Bennett, builder, he was a mason to trade, and went out to France in the autumn of last year. His widow, a daughter of Mr Jas. Bryce, Bellsmains, is left with three children.
John Bennet
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John
Surname Bennet
Rank Private
Service no 2054
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Stobsmills, Parish of Borthwick
Date of Birth 02/07/1889
Date of Death 07/05/1915
Age 25
Parents Son of George and Mary Bennet (nee Robertson)
Marriage
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Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Helles Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli
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Other information Obituary : John Bennet
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 4 June 1915] ... official intimation was sent to the parents of Private John Bennet, of the 5th Royal Scots, that he had been killed on the 27th May, while fighting in the Dardanelles. Bennet, like [Sinclair] Aitken, was one of the many enlisted after the outbreak of war, and proceded to the Eastern sphere with the first draft. He was 26 years of age, well known in the district and lived with his father at Black Row.
Peter Bennet
Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Peter
Surname Bennet
Rank Private
Service no 48809
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/3rd Bn.
Place of birth Gorebridge
Date of Birth 01/12/1880
Date of Death 23/10/1919
Age 28
Parents Son of Thomas and Ann Bennet (nee Cornwall)
Marriage Husband of Isabella Millar
Family casualties Brother of David Bennet died 31 March 1918
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Enlisted
CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
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Other information Obituary : Peter Bennet
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 6 November 1919]: The grave in Cockpen Churchyard closed last week over the remains of Mr Peter Bennet, one of the local ex-soldiers. Enlisting under the Derby Scheme, deceased was called to the colours in November 1917. His choice was the Royal Scots. In March 1918, he was drafted to France, took part in heavy fighting there, and was demobilised in February of this year. Before the closing of hostilities he was suffering from illness, and was invalided home in December 1918. He recently returned from treatment in the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, with no hope of being restored to health, and passed away at home in Arniston village. A son of Mr Thomas Bennet, of Messrs T. &M. Bennet, builders, he was a mason by occupation, and had about ten years in the employment of the Arniston Coal Company. He was 39 years of age, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. Great sympathy has gone out to his widow and two young children. A younger brother of the deceased, David Bennet, fell in France.
Thomas Bennet
Borthwick Churchyard Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Thomas
Surname Bennet
Rank Private
Service no 43337
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Borthwick Date of Birth 15/03/1893
Date of Death 07/05/1917
Age 24
Parents Son of Robert and Jane Bennet (nee Nicol)
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Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Thomas Bennet was a painter and a member of Stobhill Church choir.
George Bennett
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial) St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names George
Surname Bennett
Rank Private
Service no 8279
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Adam's Row, Parish of Newton
Date of Birth 17/06/1897
Date of Death 13/12/1915
Age 18
Parents Son of George and Christina Bennett (nee Currie)
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Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Other information Obituary : George Bennett
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 30 December 1915]: Information has been sent from France of the death of Pte. Geo. Bennett, H.L.I., aged 18 years, eldest son of Mr Geo. Bennett, miner, Millerhill. He enlisted on the outbreak of the war, and after eight months training, went to the front. After seeing two months' service in the trenches, he was wounded and sent home. After his recovery, he rejoined his regiment. He was one of the machine gun section, and from a letter sent by a companion, it appears his death was caused by shell fire.
George Flucker Benson
Memorials Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
First names George Flucker
Surname Benson
Rank Private
Service no 55720
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/05/1920
Age
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CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
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James Thomas Benson Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James Thomas
Surname Benson
Rank Private
Service no 9169
Regiment Royal Defence Corps
Battalion 210th Protection Coy
Place of birth Glencorse
Date of Birth 13/05/1866
Date of Death 20/03/1919
Age 48
Parents Son of Francis and Agnes Benson (nee Craig)
Marriage Husband of Esther Bell
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Thomas Benson
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 28 March 1919]: Private James Benson, Royal Scots, attached to the Royal Defence Corps, died on Friday at Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, after undergoing an operation. He had been on the way for demobilisation when he took suddenly ill, and had to be conveyed to hospital. Deceased, who was employed at Eskmills, previous to enlisting shortly after the outbreak of war, served through the South African War with the King's Own Scottish Borderers. The funeral to Penicuik Cemetery took place on Tuesday with full military honours, a gun carriage being furnished, while the firing and carrying parties were drawn from Glencorse. Private Benson, who was 53 years of age, leaves a widow and seven of a family, only three of whom are working. They reside at Burnside Cottage, Eskbridge.
Thomas Hogarth Bernard
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names Thomas Hogarth
Surname Bernard
Rank Private
Service no 56158
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Borthwick
Date of Birth 4/1/1891
Date of Death 17/07/1918
Age 27
Parents Hugh Bernard, coalminer, and Barbara Bernard (nee Hogarth)
Marriage Husband of Jessie Crawford Pringle
Family casualties
Residence Rosewell
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Newbattle Churchyard
Medals
Other information The Stobhill memorial states that Thomas H Bernard was a private in the Royal Scots.
Robert Beveridge
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Beveridge
Rank Corporal
Service no 40707
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Masterton
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/09/1917
Age 24
Parents
Marriage
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Residence Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals Miltary Medal
Robert Beveridge was born at Masterton and moved to Uphall at an early age where his father worked in the Other information shale mining industry. His parents died when he was a teenager leaving him to bring up his siblings. His name was added to the Newbattle Parish Church war memorial in 2008.
William Beveridge
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names William
Surname Beveridge
Rank Private
Service no 2777
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Gilmerton
Date of Birth 20/01/1897
Date of Death 16/09/1915
Age 18
Parents Son of James and Margaret Beveridge (nee Gillies)
Marriage
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Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted
CWGC Redoubt Cemetery, Gallipoli
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Other information Obituary : William Beveridge
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 7 October 1915]: William Beveridge, 1/7th Royal Scots, has been killed at the Dardenelles. He was 18 years of age, and resided with his widowed mother at 4 Adams Row, Millerhill.
William Meek Binnie
Cranston Memorials Ford United Free Church
First names William Meek
Surname Binnie
Rank Private
Service no 201116
Regiment Sherwood Foresters
Battalion 2nd/5th Bn.
Place of birth Edgehead Lodge, Parish of Cranston
Date of Birth 16/12/1892
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age 25
Parents Son of Francis and Catherine Binnie (nee Meek)
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : William Meek Binnie
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 11 July 1918]: On Friday morning Mr and Mrs F. Binnie, Edgehead, received the sad news of the death of their youngest son in Germany. The deceased, Private William Binnie of the Sherwood Foresters, has been missing since 22 March and his friends have been extremely anxious ever since about him. As some of his comrades had reached internment camps it was hoped that Willie had also arrived safely there. The deceased was a lad of some grit, and early after the outbreak of hostilities, he volunteered with his new regiment for service abroad. A gardener by profession, he served his apprenticeship at Oxenfoord Castle gardens, but previous to enlistment in the 'Sherwoods' he was employed as a gardener in County Sussex. He formerly belonged to the 8th Royal Scots.
William George Birrell
Memorials Penicuik
First names William George
Surname Birrell Rank Major General
Service no
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 23/09/1859
Date of Death 23/08/1918
Age 59
Parents Son of James and Elizabeth Birrell (nee Martin)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik
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Other information Obituary : William George Birrell
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 30 August 1918]: On Wednesday afternoon the funeral of the late Major-General William George Birrell M.D., who retired from the army in April last, owing to illness contracted on active service took place to the family burying ground in Penicuik Churchyard. The deceased officer, who was the second son of the late Mr James Birrell, J.P., Uttershill, Penicuik, was born at Penicuik 58 years ago. In 1881, he received his commission as surgeon, and twelve years later was appointed major. In 1901, he was promoted lieutenant-colonel, and ten years afterwards he received his colonelcy, and attained the rank of major-general in March 1915. His first experience of active service was in the Soudan Expedition, 1885, for which he held the medal with clasp and Khedive’s Star. In the Burmese Expedition, 1886-7, he was mentioned in the despatches, and he also held the medal for the Nile Expedition of 1898, and served for a considerable period abroad, including a term in Mauritius. In the course of the journey to the latter island the vessel-the Newark Castle-was wrecked on an uncharted coral reef. During the present war, Major-General Birrell rendered invaluable service in the home commands as well as at Gallipoli where he was P.M.O. The strains on the campaign, however, left its effects upon him and in April of this year he relinquished his connection with the Army. Some weeks ago he travelled to Lochboisdale in the island of South Uist, where he would recruit to some extent, but the end came suddenly on Friday morning last. The body was afterwards conveyed part of the way by sea, and arrived at Loanburn, Penicuik, about 3 o’clock on Wednesday, when there was a large number of military units or representatives present, and the funeral was the largest and most impressive held in the neighbourhood.
Daniel Bisset
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery Newbattle Parish Church
First names Daniel
Surname Bisset
Rank Private
Service no B/21365
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Dunbar
Date of Birth 1/1/1894
Date of Death 09/03/1916
Age 22
Parents Son of Daniel and Henrietta Bisset (nee Jack)
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Basra Memorial to the Missing, Iraq
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Other information Commemorated on the Bisset family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair N204). Obituary : Daniel Bisset
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 30 March 1916]: Word has come to Dalkeith this week of the death of 21365 Private Daniel Bisset, of the 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry, and late of the 5th Dragoon Guards, who succumbed on 9th inst., to wounds received in the fighting in Mesopotamia. The deceased, who was 22 years of age, was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Daniel Bisset, 168 High Street, Dalkeith.
James Bisset
Memorials Lasswade
First names James
Surname Bisset
Rank
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Harold Wallace Santallie Black
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Harold Wallace Santallie
Surname Black
Rank Private
Service no 7327
Regiment Australian Army Service Corps
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/12/1920
Age 29
Parents
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Medals
Other information Harold Black worked in the Melbourne branch of Alex Cowan and Sons, paper manufacturers, Penicuik.
Robert Black
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert
Surname Black
Rank Private
Service no 43438
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Newtonloan
Date of Birth 24/4/1895
Date of Death 20/07/1918
Age 23
Parents William Black, ploughman, and Elizabeth Black (nee Clark)
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Meteren Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : Robert Black
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 22 August 1918]: Robert Black was the fifth son of Mr and Mrs Wm. Black, Musselburgh, who up till recently resided in the Arniston district, where all the members of the family were born. Robert was a particularly nice lad and took a lively interest in the things pertaining to youth, as a Guildsman of Stobhill Parish Church and other local associations. He is the second son of Mr and Mrs Black's to fall. Great sorrow is expressed towards his parents.
William Black
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Lodge Gorebridge Dundas No 1039 Newbattle Parish Church
First names William
Surname Black
Rank Private Service no A/40059
Regiment Saskatchewan Regt. Canadian Infantry
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Temple
Date of Birth 12/3/1885
Date of Death 02/06/1916
Age 21
Parents David Black, coalminer, and Margaret Black (nee Lowe)
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Enlisted
CWGC Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, nr Ypres
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Other information Obituary : William Black
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 29 June 1916]: William Black, Canadian Contingent was a son of Mr Black, New Hunterfield, Arniston. He heard the call of King and country while in Canada, where he had been for a number of years. In former years he was an enthusiastic member of Stobhill Parish Church Guild.
George Arthur Blair
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Rosewell
First names George Arthur
Surname Blair
Rank Private
Service no 119119
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 51st Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 06/06/1882
Date of Death 23/12/1919
Age 37
Parents Son of Thomas and Agnes Wilson Blair (nee Arthur)
Marriage Husband of Julia Anne Blair, Cochrina Cottage, Rosewell
Family casualties Brother of Thomas Blair died 21 November 1918
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Enlisted
CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
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James Thomson Blair
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James Thomson
Surname Blair
Rank Private
Service no 350959
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 20/08/1888
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 27
Parents Youngest son of William and Robina Blair (nee Thomson)
Marriage
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Residence Penicuik
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair L68 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : James Thomson Blair
[Midlothian Journal 4 May 1917]: Yesterday news reached Penicuik that Private James T. Blair, Royal Scots, had been killed in action. He has been out at the front for eighteen months. Previous to enlisting he was employed as a machine-man in Valleyfield Paper Mill. He was 29 years of age, unmarried, and resided with his widowed mother, Mrs Wm. Blair, at 6 James' Place.
Thomas Blair
Memorials Penicuik
First names Thomas
Surname Blair
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 11/12/1884
Date of Death 21/11/1918
Age 33
Parents Third son of Thomas and Agnes Blair (nee Arthur)
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France
Medals Military Cross &Bar
Other information Obituary : Thomas Blair
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 6 December 1918]: Second Lieutenant Thomas Blair, H.L.I., who has died of wounds, was the third son of the late Mrs Blair, 37 Albany Street, Leith, and of the late Mr Thomas Blair, Kirkhill, Penicuik. He joined up early in the war in the Royal Scots, and was previously employed as a traveller with the Co-operative Wholesale Society, Links Place, Leith. He was about 33 years of age, and unmarried.
Andrew Blake
Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Andrew
Surname Blake
Rank Private
Service no 21604
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Leith
Date of Birth 25/07/1874
Date of Death 20/05/1916
Age 41
Parents Son of Charles and Catherine Blake (nee Phillips)
Marriage Husband of Jane Peacock
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Enlisted
CWGC Jhansi Cantonment Cemetery, India
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Other information Obituary : Andrew Blake
[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 June 1916]: Official intimation has been sent to Mrs Blake, Young's Close, of the death of her husband, Private Andrew Blake, which occurred at Jhansi, India, on May 20th, from the effects of sunstroke. Previous to enlisting in the Royal Scots Fusiliers, Blake was employed at the Cousland Cement Works, at one time worked at Smeaton Colliery. He sailed with his regiment for India, in February, and had only been two and a half months in that country when he died. In a recent letter home he described the heat out there as something terrific. Besides his widow, he leaves three children.
James William Blake
Memorials Temple
First names James William
Surname Blake
Rank Gunner
Service no 59925 Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 130th Siege Bty.
Place of birth Temple
Date of Birth 01/04/1893
Date of Death 16/09/1918
Age 25
Parents Son of James and Annie Blake (nee Calder)
Marriage
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Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted
CWGC Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece
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Other information Obituary : James William Blake
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 17 October 1918]: Gunner James Blake, R.G.A., was killed on 16th September in the fighting for Salonika, where he had been for about three years. His mother resides in Temple and his father is serving in France with the R.A.M.C. Previous to enlistment the deceased, who was 25 years of age, was a farm servant at Esperston Farm.
John Archibald Temple Blake
Temple Memorials Temple Churchyard
First names John Archibald Temple
Surname Blake
Rank Private
Service no 117150
Regiment Canadian Mtd Rifles
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Temple House, Parish of Temple
Date of Birth 15/08/1891
Date of Death 16/06/1916
Age 24
Parents Son of Rev. James W and Beatrix Blake (nee Hewat)
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CWGC Bouogne Eastern Cemetery
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Temple Churchyard. Obituary : John Archibald Temple Blake
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 22 June 1916]: We regret to announce that Trooper J. A. Temple Blake, Canadian Mounted Rifles, who was severely wounded in the fighting in the Ypres district of the Western front, died in hospital at Boulogne on Friday. His father, the Rev. Mr Blake, received a wire to proceed to France, but while he arrived there too late to see his brave son in life, he had the sad privilege of being present when his remains were laid in a soldier's grave. The deceased soldier, who was the fifth son of Mr and Mrs Blake, was in the early twenties. He was engaged in fruit farming previous to answering the call of king and country. Widespread sympathy has gone out to the family of Temple Manse over the heavy blow which has fallen on them. The youngest of its Colonial soldiers, Alec, of the South African forces, has arrived at the Manse on furlough. He passed through the West African campaign under General Botha. Nurse Blake, the only daughter of the Manse, is also at present home on leave.
William Bogie
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names William
Surname Bogie
Rank Private
Service no 7486
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth South Lieth
Date of Birth 26/6/1882
Date of Death 13/06/1915
Age 32
Parents David Bogie, iron dresser, and Christina Bogie (nee Spaven)
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CWGC Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery Medals
One of three brothers all at Wellington School. After leaving he initially lived with his mother at 55 Green Other information Street, Calton, Glasgow and worked with his brother in the docks. He then worked as a bootmaker and then moved to Edinburgh in 1902 where he worked for Brown Brothers in Bonnington.
Robert Borthwick
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Robert
Surname Borthwick
Rank Private
Service no 4070
Regiment Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Forces
Battalion 27th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/08/1916
Age
Parents Second son of Mr and Mrs Borthwick, Lingerwood Farm, Newtongrange
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CWGC Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
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Other information Obituary : Robert Borthwick
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 30 August 1917]: Mr and Mrs Borthwick, Lingerwood Farm, have been informed that their second son, Robert, reported wounded and missing on August 4, 1916, is now officially presumed to have been killed in action on that date. Private Borthwick enlisted at Adelaide, in the Australian Infantry, early in the war. Previous to his departure for Australia five years ago, he was in the employment of Mr Scott at Oxgangs, Colinton, where his family then resided. A younger brother is also on service with the Australian Imperial Forces.
David Boucher
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names David Brews Middleton
Surname Boucher
Rank Petty Officer
Service no
Regiment HMS Hawke
Battalion
Place of birth North Leith
Date of Birth 30/11/1884
Date of Death 15/10/1915
Age 30
Parents William Boucher, seaman, and Elizabeth Boucher (nee Broomfield)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Initially served with Royal Scots Militia at Glencorse, Midlothian in 1902. After training was sent to Other information headquarters of the 7th Hussars. By 1904 he was in the Navy serving on HMS Monmouth.
Robert Bourhill
Memorials Loanhead
First names Robert
Surname Bourhill
Rank Sergeant
Service no 4021
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 15/2/1887 Date of Death 23/03/1915
Age 28
Parents Henry Bourhill and Marion Bourhill (nee Neilson)
Marriage Husband of Sarah Jenkinson
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Robert Bourhill was a former soldier with the Royal Scots and worked at Burghlee colliery. He re-enlisted Other information when war broke out. He was married with one child, Robert, who was born in 1915.
Alexander Bennet Bowie
Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Alexander Bennet
Surname Bowie
Rank Trooper
Service no 3691
Regiment Dragoon Guards
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/01/1916
Age 20
Parents Richard Bowie and Isabella Bennet
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Thomas Bowie died 6/9/1918
Residence
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Quarry Cemetery, Vermelles
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Other information Obituary : Alexander Bennet Bowie
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 27 January 1916]: A wire from the War Office brought the news to Mr and Mrs Richard Bowie, Hillside, that their second son, Trooper Alexander Bowie, 5th Dragoon Guards, had killed instantaneously (shot through the head) in France on the 18th. The country's anxious call for men was answered by Trooper Bowie shortly before war broke out, and with his regiment he saw considerable active service. In all his letters home he never had a grumble, but always showed a brave, indomitable, and cheery spirit. Just 20 years of age, he, on leaving school, was apprenticed to Mr Henry McGowan, watchmaker, but after two years service he had to abandon the trade owing to a then defect in his eyesight. Apprenticed then to the butchering department of the Cooperative Store, he, at the time of his enlisting, was one of the 'Store's' most energetic employees. He is the first on the long Roll of Honour of St Paul's United Free Church to answer the 'last roll call' on the battlefield. His elder brother, Bert is a wireless operator in Royal Navy and as such has had many thrilling war experiences.
Thomas Bowie
Dalkeith New Cemetery Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Thomas
Surname Bowie
Rank Private
Service no 57585
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/09/1918
Age 19
Parents Richard Bowie and Isabella Bowie (nee Bennet)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Bowie kia 18/1/1916
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Hagle Dump Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Thomas Bowie worked as a tailor with the Gorebridge Co-operative Society. He was a member of St Paul's Other information United Free Church, Gorebridge.
James Noble Bowman
Bonnyrigg Memorials Lasswade
First names James Noble
Surname Bowman
Rank Private
Service no 838801
Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles (Central Ontario Regt)
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 30/10/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of Thomas and Hannah Bowman (nee Burnett)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Oxford Road Cemetery, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Noble Bowman
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 31 January 1918]: Intimation is made that Pte. James Bowman, Canadians, whose home address was Elm Row, Lasswade, has been killed in action.
George Brand
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names George
Surname Brand
Rank Private
Service no 3128
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Leith
Date of Birth 27/8/1896
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 19
Parents William and Mary Brand (nee Hunter)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
George Brand was a member of St Paul's Church, Gorebridge and lived at 32 Dundas Terrace, Arniston. Other information Earlier in the war, he was invalided home with frostbitten feet.
Robert Brash
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Robert
Surname Brash
Rank Private
Service no 105/36
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)
Battalion 8th Sqdn.
Place of birth West Calder
Date of Birth 21/11/1883
Date of Death 01/04/1918
Age 33
Parents Son of Robert and Catherine Brash (nee Rankin)
Marriage Husband of Elizabeth B Brash
Family casualties Residence West Calder
Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Brash
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 26 April 1918]: Private Robert Brash, who is reported killed, was a Reservist, and joined the Hussars at the outbreak of war. He was previously employed in Eskmills, and his widow and children reside at Willowbank, John Street. He belonged to West Calder district, and a brother is a prisoner of war in Germany.
Francis Bremner
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Francis
Surname Bremner
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 3023
Regiment Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Forces
Battalion 47th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/08/1916
Age 31
Parents Son of Ronald and Katherine Bremner
Marriage Husband of Mary E Bremner, Brisbane
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Native of Wick
Frank Breslin
Penicuik Penicuik South Church Memorials Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik
First names Francis Henderson
Surname Breslin
Rank Lance Sergeant
Service no 6015
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 13/12/1886
Date of Death 29/10/1914
Age 27
Parents Son of John and Margaret Breslin (nee Henderson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Frank Breslin worked as an insurance clerk with the Penicuik Co-operative Society and was a member of the Penicuik Oddfellows. He was a territorial soldier and rejoined the Scots Guards at the beginning of the war. Other information He was wounded but returned to the fighting. He was reported missing in October 1914 but his death was only confirmed in April 1916. He was involved in education work in the Army. His brother JD Breslin was a schoolteacher at Roslin and was badly wounded in the war.
George Britton
Bonnyrigg Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names George
Surname Britton
Rank Sergeant Service no 325964
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Milngavie
Date of Birth 05/06/1883
Date of Death 02/10/1918
Age 35
Parents Son of Robert and Jane Britton (née Whyte)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Joncourt British Cemetery, France
Medals
George Britton was a native of Glasgow who moved to Bonnyrigg to work as a clerk. His wife died young and Other information he had to bring up his daughter on his own. He enlisted in 1915 and was rapidly promoted to sergeant.
James Broadfoot
Memorials Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580
First names James
Surname Broadfoot
Rank Private
Service no 16247
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Musselburgh
Date of Birth 12/03/1882
Date of Death 26/09/1915
Age 33
Parents Son of James and Isabella Broadfoot (nee Simpson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
George Stewart Brockie
Memorials Carrington Parish Church
First names George Stewart
Surname Brockie
Rank Gunner
Service no 96721
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 103rd Bde
Place of birth Cortleferry, Parish of Stow
Date of Birth 27/03/1894
Date of Death 17/02/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of Alexander and Jane Brockie (nee Stewart)
Marriage Husband of Jane 'Jeannie' Henderson
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information
John Brockie
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names John C Surname Brockie
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 10588
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/11/1914
Age 25
Parents Second son of Andrew and Elizabeth C Brockie, 54 Northgate, Peebles
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Brockie
['The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles Book One']: Mrs E. Brockie, 54 Northgate, Peebles, received official intimation from the Infantry Record Office, Perth, concerning the death of her second eldest son, Lance-Corporal John C. Brockie, of the 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. The intimation stated that he had died on 19th November of gunshot wounds received in the chest while in action. Accompanying the intimation was a printed letter of sympathy from Lord Kitchener on behalf of the King and Queen. The deceased, who was married, and 25 years of age, had been in the Seaforth Highlanders for about seven years, and was stationed in India for five years, arriving in France during October with the Indian Expeditionary Force. Previous to enlisting he was employed in Peebles as a vanboy. While in India, he was one of the office-bearers of the Duke of Albany's I.O.G.T. Lodge, No. D30, 1st Seaforths. The deceased had a younger brother, Andrew, in the 8th Battalion The Royal Scots.
Frank S B Brodie
Memorials St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade
First names Frank S B
Surname Brodie
Rank
Service no
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
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James Darling Brodie
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names James Darling
Surname Brodie
Rank Corporal
Service no 4381
Regiment Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Forces
Battalion 22nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/07/1916
Age 30
Parents James and Annie Brodie (nee Darling)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
Medals
James D Brodie worked with P &D Lyle, a Dalkeith printers and stationers, before emigrating to Australia. He joined the Australian Infantry and served in Egypt before moving to England. He returned to Dalkeith on leave Other information and was killed in a motor accident on Eskbank Road. Commemorated on the family headstone at lair L63 Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik.
William Brodie
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Brodie
Rank Private
Service no 6511
Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 14/10/1881
Date of Death 14/07/1916
Age 34
Parents Second son of William and Mary Brodie (nee Barker)
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Brodie
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 10 August 1916]: Another Dalkeithian is this week officially reported to have died of wounds received in action. This is Private Wm. Brodie, of the East Yorkshire Regiment, second son of Mr and Mrs Wm. Brodie, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith. The deceased answered the call to arms shortly after the outbreak of war in Yorkshire, where he was engaged at the time. He was 34 years of age.
John Broomfield
Fala and Soutra Parish Memorials Fala New Cemetery
First names John
Surname Broomfield
Rank Corporal
Service no GS/6871
Regiment Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Blackshiels
Date of Birth 24/11/1894
Date of Death 10/06/1917
Age 22
Parents Robert and Grace Broomfield (nee Ross)
Marriage
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CWGC Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, France
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Native of Blackshiels. Elder brother David was wounded in the war. Commemorated on the family headstone Other information in Fala cemetery.
John Brough
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names John
Surname Brough
Rank Private
Service no 23145
Regiment King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/09/1915
Age 22
Parents
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Residence
Enlisted Newtongrange
CWGC Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Brough
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18th Nov 1915]: Mrs Repar, 104 Dean Park, has been officially notified by the War Office that her brother, Private John Brough, 23145, 6th Battalion, KOYLI, was killed in France on the 7th September last. He enlisted at the outbreak of hostilities, and had seen a good deal of active service. He was home on furlough last Christmas. Prior to the war he was a miner with the Lothian Coal Company, and resided with Mrs Mason, 118 Dean Park. The deceased was 22 years of age and unmarried.
Alexander C Brown
Roslin Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery Roslin Parish Church
First names Alexander C
Surname Brown
Rank Sapper
Service no WR/206256
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 42nd Broad Gauge Coy
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/01/1919
Age
Parents Son of Alexander Brown
Marriage Husband of Alice Brown, Ecorse, Michigan
Family casualties
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Enlisted
CWGC Roslin Cemetery
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Other information
Alexander Cockburn Brown
Bonnyrigg Broomieknowe Golf Club Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Alexander Cockburn
Surname Brown
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 29726
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 8/4/1895
Date of Death 12/10/1916
Age 21
Parents James Brown and Jean Brown (nee Deacon)
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Enlisted
CWGC Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen churchyard. Obituary : Alexander Cockburn Brown [DALKEITH ADVERTISER 26 October 1916]: Mr and Mrs James Brown, Braeside, Maryfield, have been informed that their only son, Lance-Corporal A.C. Brown (29726), Royal Scots, has been killed in action as a result of having been hit by shrapnel on 12th October. Brown was 21 years of age, and had only been a few weeks in France. [MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 27 November 1916]: Lance-Corporal Alexander Brown, Royal Scots, whose parents reside at Maryfield, Bonnyrigg, has been killed in action. Before the war he was employed as a lawyer's clerk in Edinburgh.
David Brown
Memorials Loanhead
First names David
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 19428
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 6/8/1897
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 22
Parents Thomas Brown and Mary Brown (nee Blackley)
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Enlisted
CWGC Saint Catherine British Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : David Brown
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 October 1917]: Another Loanheadian, David Brown, son of Mr Thomas Brown, miner, Ramsay Square, is also reported to have sacrificed his life on the field of battle. He was twenty years of age, and served with the Royal Scots in France. Prior to the war he worked at Burghlee Pit.
David Brown
Memorials Howgate Church
First names David
Surname Brown
Rank
Service no
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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George Brown
Memorials Newtongrange
First names George
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no S/3399
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/02/1916
Age 29
Parents Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France
Medals
Other information
Henry Beattie Brown
Memorials Roslin
First names Henry Beattie
Surname Brown
Rank Corporal
Service no 1034
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 05/03/1896
Date of Death 11/04/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of William and Grace Brown (nee Paul)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Browns Copse Cemetery, Rouex, France
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Other information
J Brown
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names J
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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J Brown
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names J
Surname Brown
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Service no
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Date of Death Age
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James Brown
Memorials Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names James
Surname Brown
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information Lived at Rockville Terrace, Bonnyrigg (in 1910). Born 1887
James Brown
St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade Memorials St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade Roll of Honour
First names James
Surname Brown
Rank
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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James Brown
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names James
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 40735
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn. Place of birth Ryde, Isle of Wight
Date of Birth c1888
Date of Death 05/06/1917
Age 29
Parents William Brown and Caroline Louisa Brown (nee Chidwick)
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Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead Cemetery. Obituary : James Brown
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 22 June 1917]: Information reached Mrs James Brown, Una Cottage, last Friday to the effect that her husband, Private James Brown, Royal Scots, had been killed on active service in France on 5th June. Private Brown prior to the war was in business with his father, Mr William Brown, clothier, Clerk Street, and was well known and highly respected in the Loanhead and Lasswade districts. He was 30 years of age, and left his country for France some five months ago. Private Brown was married quite recently, and much sympathy has been extended to the young widow and other relatives in their sharp bereavement.
James Graham Brown
Memorials Carrington Churchyard
First names James Graham
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 101123
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 31st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 28
Parents Son of Reverend James Brown, Manchester
Marriage Husband of Carrie Evelyn Emerick
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ovillers Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Carrington Churchyard.
James Herriot Brown
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James Herriot
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 19721
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion transf. to (4493) 8th Coy. Labour Corps
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 08/12/1889
Date of Death 02/04/1918
Age 28
Parents Son of Alexander and June Brown (nee Herriot)
Marriage Husband of Jane Brown, Bonnerwell, Harper Brae, Penicuik
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Hooge Crater Cemetery, nr Ypres
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Other information Obituary : James Herriot Brown
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 18 April 1918]: Private James Brown has been killed in action. He was 28 years of age, and had been two years on service. His widow and two children reside at Harper's Brae. He was formerly employed in Esk Mill.
John Brown
Memorials Loanhead
First names John
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 28134
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 7th/8th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 22/11/1898
Date of Death 29/07/1918
Age 19
Parents James Brown, colliery engine-keeper, and Janet Brown (nee Davidson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Orleans Main Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Brown
[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 August 1918]: Pte. John Brown, K.O.S.B., who has died in a base hospital as the result of wounds, was a son of Mrs Janet Brown, 32 Clerk Street. He was 19 years of age, and previous to enlistment was employed in the Eldin Chemical Works.
John Brown
Memorials Broomieknowe Golf Club
First names John
Surname Brown
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
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Other information
John Brown
Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery Newbattle Parish Church
First names John N O
Surname Brown
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 25/09/1884
Date of Death 27/06/1919
Age
Parents Son of George and Frances Brown (nee Warburton)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
John Brown served in the Middle East from 1914 and was commissioned in 1917. He was promoted at the Other information end of the war and invalided home in February 1919. He died in June 1919 of disease contracted on active service.
Joseph Brown
Memorials Polton
First names Joseph
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 335177
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th Bn.
Place of birth Peebles
Date of Birth 08/12/1883
Date of Death 01/08/1918
Age
Parents Son of Andrew and Helen Brown (nee Ketchin)
Marriage Husband of Margaret F R Stirling
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire
Medals
Other information Obituary : Joseph Brown
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 5 September 1918]: Intimation has been received that Pte. Joseph Brown, Royal Scots, has been killed in action. The deceased, who belonged to Peebles, is survived by a widow and three children, who are at present residing at Polton.
Joseph Brown
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Howgate Church Penicuik
First names Joseph
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 3516
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 17/05/1884
Date of Death 28/10/1914
Age
Parents Son of John and Maria Brown (nee Andrews)
Marriage Husband of Helen Blaikie Brown, Oakleaf, Eskbridge, Penicuik
Family casualties Brother of Robert Brown died of wounds 24/7/1918
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : Joseph Brown
[Midlothian Journal 16 June 1916]: Mrs Brown, Oakleaf, has now received official notification that her husband - Private Joseph Brown, 2nd Scots Guards - was killed on 28th October, 1914. The deceased, who belonged to Howgate, was formerly in the 3rd Battalion Scots Guards, and when called up as a reservist was residing in Peebles, where he was employed. For a number of years he was employed in Eskmills, where he was highly esteemed. He was a member of the Thistle Lodge of Free Gardeners, and is the fourth member of the lodge to make the supreme sacrifice. He was posted missing in the early stages of the war, and enquiries made in every possible direction failed to get any definite information. [The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and parish of Peebles: Book One]: Private Joseph Brown, of the Second Battalion Scots Guards, was one of the "Old Contemptibles." He had been a motor vanman in Peebles; and later was employed, as a chauffeur, at Ellerslie Garage by Mr James Thomson. Being a Reservist, he was called up in August 1914. The last word that came from him in France was upon the 8th October 1914; thereafter he was posted as "Missing." Later, intimation from the Army Council arrived, stating that he had fallen on the 28th October. He left a widow and a little girl.
Peter Brown Bonnyrigg Memorials Family headstone Lasswade Old Churchyard
First names Peter
Surname Brown
Rank Engineer Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Otranto
Battalion
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 2/5/1886
Date of Death 06/10/1918
Age 32
Parents Crawford and Jane Brown (nee Davie)
Marriage
Family casualties
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Enlisted
CWGC Kilchoman Military Cemetery, Isle of Islay
Medals
Peter Brown served on the cruiser HMS Otranto and fought at the battle of Coronel in November 1914. He Other information died when the Otranto was sunk in a collision with another ship off the coast of the Isle of Islay in October 1918.
Robert Brown
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names Robert
Surname Brown
Rank
Service no
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Date of Birth
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Robert Brown
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert
Surname Brown
Rank Driver
Service no M2/097502
Regiment Royal Army Service Corps
Battalion 496th M.T. Coy
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/10/1915
Age 25
Parents Son of John Brown, The Common, Arniston
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted London
CWGC Corsham (St Bartholomew's) Chuch burial ground
Medals
Other information
Robert Brown
Memorials Penicuik
First names Robert
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 220232
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Wester Howgate
Date of Birth 12/04/1880
Date of Death 23/07/1918
Age
Parents Son of John and Maria Brown (nee Andrews)
Marriage Husband of Annie Garrlock Brown
Family casualties Brother of Joseph Brown died 28/10/1914
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Senlis French National Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Brown
[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 August 1918]: Pte. Robert Brown, Camerons, reported died of wounds, was employed on Penicuik Estate. His widow resides at Mavisbank Lodge, Penicuik.
Robert Haig Brown
Easthouses Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Robert Haig
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 9741
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Haddington
Date of Birth 11/12/1891
Date of Death 27/09/1915
Age 23
Parents Son of George and Jane Brown (nee Haig)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Robert H Brown was a gamekeeper on the Penicuik estate.
Robert Paterson Brown
Memorials St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik
First names Robert Paterson
Surname Brown
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 10953
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/06/1920
Age
Parents Son of George and Elizabeth Brown, of Penicuik
Marriage
Family casualties Residence
Enlisted
CWGC St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik
Medals
Other information
Thomas Brown
Memorials
First names Thomas
Surname Brown
Rank Gunner
Service no 217562
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion "D" Bty. 150th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
Thomas Brown
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names Thomas
Surname Brown
Rank
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Thomas Brown
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Thomas
Surname Brown
Rank Driver
Service no 141349
Regiment Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion 13th Bty.
Place of birth Hunterfield
Date of Birth 17/2/1894
Date of Death 22/10/1916
Age 21
Parents Thomas Brown, coalminer, and Jane Brown (nee Young)
Marriage Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt
Medals
Other information Obituary : Thomas Brown
[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 November 1916]: Information has come that Driver Thomas Brown, of the Canadian Field Artillery, has been killed in action. The deceased was 21 years of age, and had only been a short period on active service. He was the brother of Mr Andrew Brown, shoemaker, Gorebridge, who has another brother serving in the same battery.
Thomas Dickson Brown
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead
First names Thomas Dickson
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 330083
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age 22
Parents Fifth son of Major Charles Kennington Brown, a shopkeeper, and Catherine Brown, of South Hills, Loanhead.
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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W Brown
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names W
Surname Brown
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
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Walter Brown
Memorials Penicuik
First names Walter
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 55784
Regiment Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt) 19th
Battalion Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/11/1917
Age 49
Parents Husband of Mrs A Brown, 266 Avondale Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information
William Brown
Memorials Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Brown
Rank Corporal
Service no 93034
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 93rd Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/09/1918
Age 22
Parents Son of William Brown, Gordon's Close, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Gomiecourt South Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Brown
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 19 August 1918]: Mr William Brown, Gordon’s Close, Dalkeith, has received intimation that his second son, Corporal William Brown, R.F.A., was killed in action on the 2nd September. Enlisting about a month after the outbreak of war, Corporal Brown, who was 22 years of age, served throughout the Gallipoli campaign, and was subsequently transferred to the fighting forces in France, where he had participated in many important engagements during the past eighteen months. Previous to enlistment he was employed as a miner at Carberry Colliery.
William Brown
Memorials Loanhead
First names William
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 330082
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Belfast
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/07/1916
Age 19
Parents Son of John and Helen Brown, Loanhead
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William Brown
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial) First names William
Surname Brown
Rank Lance Sergeant
Service no 330087
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 08/08/1918
Age 25
Parents Son of Alexander and Robina Brown, 9 Fowler Terrace, Edinburgh
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Residence Edinburgh
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CWGC Bouilly Cross Roads Military Cemetery
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William Brown
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William
Surname Brown
Rank Gunner
Service no 655234
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion "D" Bty. 4th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/07/1917
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Parents Son of William and Elizabeth Brown, Wellhead Cottage, Penicuik
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 August 1917]: Mrs William Brown, Wellhead Cottage, Kirkhill, Penicuik, has received intimation of the death of her only son, Gunner Wm. Brown, Royal Field Artillery. Along with an officier and two men he was killed in a dugout by a stray shell. He was twenty-three years of age, and was previously employed as a grocer with ex-Provost Wilson, Penicuik, and Mr Balfour, Leith.
William Brown
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names William
Surname Brown
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William Brown
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names William
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 8828
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/12/1914
Age 27
Parents Son of Mrs Janet Brown Murray, Hoggan's Cottages, Bonnyrigg
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Other information Obituary : William Brown
[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 January 1915]: Word was received in Bonnyrigg on Saturday that William Brown, 36 Campview, a member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, had died as a result of wounds received. His wounds were so severe that one of his legs had to be amputated, and it is thought that the other would have to be taken off too, but death intervened and prevented the second operation. He was wounded some time ago in the hand, and was sent into the hospital. He had only been back in the trenches a week when he received his second injuries which caused his death.
William Baxter Brown
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names William Baxter
Surname Brown
Rank Private
Service no 24/1680
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish)
Battalion 24th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 02/01/1896
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 20
Parents Son of Andrew and Jane Brown (nee Baxter)
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Commemorated on the family headstone in Dalkeith Cemetery (lair P51) where he is listed as serving in the Other information 16th Royal Scots. Obituary : William Baxter Brown
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 22 March 1917]: Official intimation has reached Mr and Mrs Brown, Mitchell Street, on Tuesday, that their second son, Private William B. Brown, who has been missing since 1st July, is now presumed to have been killed in action on that date. Private Brown answered the call to arms in the opening months of the war by joining the Royal Scots, from which regiment he subsequently transferred to the Army Cycling Corps, and was finally attached to the Northumberland Fusiliers. A cabinetmaker to trade, he was in civil life employed with Messrs Aitken &Son, Hope Crescent, Edinburgh. By his death a promising career has been cut short. While a pupil at the Dalkeith Continuation Classes he won the first prize for woodwork two years in succession and he was also first two successive years in cabinetmaking classes in Edinburgh. At the time of his enlistment he was a student at the School of Art for furniture designing. Two brothers are presently serving in the army.
William Greig Brown
Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William Greig
Surname Brown
Rank Guardsman Service no 11913
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Arniston Engine
Date of Birth 12/11/1890
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 25
Parents Son of Hugh Brown and Helen Brown (nee Greig)
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CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard. Obituary : William Greig Brown
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 13 July 1916]: Word has been received that Private William Brown, Scots Guards, has died of wounds. He was the son of Mr Hugh Brown, Arniston, Gorebridge.
Charles Taylor Brownlee
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names Charles Taylor
Surname Brownlee
Rank Private
Service no 120268
Regiment Lothians and Border Horse
Battalion transf. to (415251) Labour Corps
Place of birth Cousland, Parish of Livingston
Date of Birth 20/02/1884
Date of Death 12/11/1918
Age 34
Parents Second son of George Brownlee and Janet Easton Brownlee (nee Taylor)
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CWGC Newton Churchyard
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Charles Brownlee died at Longthorn farm in Newton Parish and is commemorated on the family headstone in Other information Newton churchyard.
Peter Brownlie
Memorials Loanhead
First names Peter
Surname Brownlie
Rank Private
Service no 33132
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Blackridge
Date of Birth 14/7/1895
Date of Death 21/07/1917
Age 22
Parents Peter Brownlie, labourer, and Jessie Marshall
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CWGC Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : Peter Brownlie [MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 17 August 1917]: Mr Peter Brownlie, Dunedin Place, Loanhead, has received official notification of the death in action of his younger son, Private Peter Brownlie, Scottish Rifles. Previous to enlisting Private Brownlie assisted his father in his business as carting contractor, and was well known among the merchants in the burgh as an obliging and faithful worker.
Thomas Scott Bruce
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names Thomas Scott
Surname Bruce
Rank Private
Service no 16539
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Glencorse Mains
Date of Birth 21/10/1894
Date of Death 13/11/1916
Age 21
Parents Son of William B Bruce and Helen Bruce (nee McAlpine)
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CWGC Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Somme
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Other information Commemorated on the Bruce family headstone in Cockpen Cemetery. Obituary : Thomas Scott Bruce
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 28 December 1916]: Private Thomas Bruce, Royal Scots, younger son of Mr and Mrs Bruce, Hagbrae. Enlisting at Edinburgh (from Davidsons Mains) when only 17 years of age, he was, after five months training at Weymouth, drafted overseas in the summer of 1915, and eight days after entering the firing line he was severely wounded in one of the attacks on Hill 60. Invalided home he, after a few months rest, returned to the front. He was again wounded on two other occasions, but his injuries were not of such a nature as to cause him to be sent to a home hospital. Most of his war service was in the Machine Gun Corps of his battalion, but his death took place while taking part in a charge on the enemy about the middle of last month. He was a lad well liked by all his companions. Mr and Mrs Bruce's elder son, Robert, also answered the call to arms by enlisting in the Royal Scots, but he has been invalided out of the service.
Robert Reid Bryce
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Borthwick Churchyard
First names Robert Reid
Surname Bryce
Rank Sergeant
Service no S/13268
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Bellsmains, nr Gorebridge
Date of Birth 20/6/1889
Date of Death 30/09/1915
Age 26
Parents Son of James Bryce and Barbara Bryce (nee Leask)
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CWGC Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : Robert Reid Bryce
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 7 October 1915]: Sergeant Robert L. Bryce, 7th Cameron Highlanders, whose father, Mr James Bryce, Bellsmains, has received official intimation that his gallant son has died from a gunshot wound in the head at No.5 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, France on 30th September. The Information to hand shows that Sergeant Bryce did his part well, and came out scathless from the great battle of the 25th and 26th September, the fatal bullet coming in one of the subsequent counter-attacks made by the enemy. Born at Bellsmains 26 years ago, the keen young soldier was in civil life a tea blender, having served his apprenticeship with Messrs Law, Edinburgh, and was afterwards with Messrs Mathieson, M'Laren &Co., tea merchants, Edinburgh, up till he enlisted immediately after the outbreak of hostilities. He served for several years in one of the city's Territorial artillery batteries. An exemplary and devoted soldier, so keenly did he work to make himself efficient that when he left the Territorial Force, which he did owing to business connections, he held N.C.O. rank and several first-class certificates for efficiency in physical drill, athletics, etc., which, on his answering the "call to arms," marked him out for promotion at once. Within a fortnight after joinging the Camerons he held the rank of sergeant. Numerous local lads received at his hands part of their making into good Cameron Highlanders, and have in letters home or while on furlough always mentioned him as one of the best of their sergeants. Of a generous and considerate nature, an incident that occurred at the time of his enlistment illustrates this trait in his character. He was sharing "digs" in the city with two young fellows - all three enlisted together - and previous to joining their regiments "Bert," as he was familiarly called, suggested that they continue to pay for their "digs" in case their landlady could not get other lodgers, and this the three have done out of their Army pay. He had been at the front since the end of May. Mr Bryce, sen., who for over 30 years has been a trusted employee at Catcune Mills, has received wide-spread sympathy in his loss. He has three other sons serving, i.e. - James, 9th Royal Scots, who has been in France since February; John, Lothian and Border Horse, also in France; and Alexander, who is a sergeant in the A.S.C., presently stationed in England. It is a tragic coincidence that three officers of Borthwick Parish Church have now been lost to us in the present war. First, Mr Lumsden, the organist and choirmaster, then Mr Pringle, beadle, and now Mr Bryce, who is a member of the session.
Eveard Buchan
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Eveard
Surname Buchan
Rank Leading Seaman
Service no Clyde 1/2624
Regiment Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Anson Bn RN Div
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/06/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of George Buchan and Helen Buchan (nee Robertson)
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CWGC Helles Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli
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Other information Commemorated on the Buchan family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair D17).
Alexander Bull
Memorials Rosewell
First names Alexander
Surname Bull
Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service no 291817
Regiment Royal Navy HMS Acteon
Battalion
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 14/03/1881
Date of Death 30/09/1915
Age 34
Parents Son of Alexander and Margaret Bull (nee Fox)
Marriage Husband of Helen Watt
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CWGC Sheerness (Isle of Sheppey) Cemetery
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Alexander Burnett
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Alexander
Surname Burnett
Rank Company Sergeant Major
Service no 3/13789
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/10/1915
Age 37
Parents Son of George and Margaret Burnett
Marriage Husband of Elizabeth Inglis Spratt Burnett, Woodview, Dalkeith
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CWGC Douai Communal Cemetery
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 December 1915]: Mr and Mrs Burnett, Charles Court, Dalkeith, have received offficial news of the death of their eldest son, Company Sergeant Major A Burnett, 7th Batt. Cameron Highlanders, who was previously reported wounded and a prisoner of war in a German hospital. He received four wounds in the attack on Loos on 25th September, and it is now officially reported that his death took place on 6th October, the cause of his death being a gunshot wound that affected the spinal cord. Coy Sgt Major and Second Warrant Officer A Burnett, after getting his second wound in the thigh, was advised by his Quartermaster Sergeant to retire but declined to do so, saying he would go all the way with his men. He was afterwards seen on the hill at Loos, encouraging his men by his example ... Sergeant Burnett leaves a widow and four young children. In his military career he passed through the Boer War, and was engaged in the battle of Omdurman in the last Egyptian campaign. He left the colours after the Boer war with the rank of Corporal, and re-enlisted in the 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders early in Seprember 1914.
John Burnett
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Burnett
Rank Gunner
Service no 104501
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 280th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/08/1917
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CWGC Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium
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Peter Burnside
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Peter
Surname Burnside
Rank Gunner
Service no 104638
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 77th Bde.
Place of birth Carnwath
Date of Birth
Date of Death 30/10/1917
Age 27
Parents David Burnside, railway platelayer, and Mary Burnside (nee Wilson)
Marriage Husband of Georgina MacPherson
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CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
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Other information Obituary : Peter Burnside
[Dalkeith Advertiser 15 November 1917]: Mrs Burnside, 38 Dundas Terrace, Gorebridge, has been notified that her husband, Gunner Peter Burnside, R.F.A., has died of wounds received in action. Deceased was 37 years of age, a native of Heywood, and, prior to the outbreak of war, was employed as a miner with the Arniston Coal Company.
Thomas Burrell
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Thomas
Surname Burrell
Rank Private
Service no
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Battalion Place of birth
Date of Birth 1897
Date of Death 02/03/1919
Age
Parents Peter Burrell and Mary Burrell (nee Paterson)
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Andrew Burt
Memorials Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
First names Andrew
Surname Burt
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/12/1914
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Parents Son of Hutchison and Jane Burt
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CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Also commemorated on the family headstone at lair K6 Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik. Obituary : Andrew Burt
[Midlothian Journal 1 January 1915]: Lieutenant Andrew Burt, who fell on 18th December near Armentieres, France, was colliery manager of Elphinstone, near Tranent. He went to the front with his battalion seven weeks ago, and was transferred, on account of his knowledge of mining, to the 54th Royal Engineers along with 100 of his own men. Mrs Burt has received a letter dated 18th inst., the day of his death. He has been a Territorial since the inception of the force.
Alexander Brown Burton
Memorials Newton Parish Churchyard
First names Alexander Brown
Surname Burton
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 14th Bn. attd. 13th Bn. East Surrey Regiment
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1918
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Other information Commemorated on the Burton family headstone in Newton Parish churchyard.
Michael Butler
Memorials Glencorse Cemetery
First names Michael Surname Butler
Rank Private
Service no 5778
Regiment Leinster Regiment
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/12/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of Mrs Mary Butler, Eatons Cottages, Tipperary
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CWGC Glencorse Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : Michael Butler
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 4 January 1918]: On Saturday afternoon the remains of Private Michael Butler, a soldier belonging to an Irish regiment, were interred in Glencorse Cemetery with military honours. The coffin was borne to the cemetery on a gun carriage, while the pipe band played "Under the Willows". At the graveside the Rev. J. D. Wood, Penicuik, conducted the service, following which the three volleys were fired and the "Last Post" sounded.
James Robert Turner Cadzow
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names James Robert Turner
Surname Cadzow
Rank Private
Service no 5095
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 31/05/1868
Date of Death 08/11/1916
Age 48
Parents John Cadzow, joiner, and Margaret Cadzow (nee Turner)
Marriage Husband of Isabella Buchan
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Other information Obituary : James Robert Turner Cadzow
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 10 November 1916]: Private James Cadzow, late of the Royal Scots, died in the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh on Tuesday night. James was lately invalided home. He has two sons on active service in France.
James Cairns
Lasswade Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Cairns
Rank Private
Service no 16547
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth Dublin
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/09/1917
Age
Parents Eldest son of Catherine Cairns, West Mill, Lasswade
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 October 1917]: The intimation is made that Pte. James Cairns, Royal Scots, has been killed in action. He was the eldest son of Mrs Cairns, West Mill, Lasswade, and was 21 years of age.
James Alexander Cairns
Memorials Penicuik
First names James Alexander
Surname Cairns
Rank Private
Service no 330242
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 15/10/1899
Date of Death 27/03/1918
Age 18
Parents Son of William and Elizabeth Cairns (nee Howitt)
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CWGC Ham British Cemetery, Muille-Villette
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Other information Obituary : James Alexander Cairns
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 27 December 1918]: Private Alexander Cairns, 9th Royal Scots (transferred from the 8th RS) has been missing since 22nd March. He is a son of Mrs Cairns, 12 Dunlop Terrace, Penicuik, and before enlisting was in the office of Messrs James Brown &Co ltd, Eskmills. The only information that Mrs Cairns has been able to obtain of her missing boy is a brief notice from a chaplain informing her that Private Cairns had been missing from the date mentioned and the War Office report that no notification of any casualty had been received.
James Herriot Cairns
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James Herriot
Surname Cairns
Rank Private
Service no 20841
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion transf. (623471) 295th Reserve Labour Coy
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 07/12/1895
Date of Death 25/07/1919
Age 28
Parents Son of Robert and Elizabeth Cairns (nee Herriot)
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CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
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Peter Robertson Cairns
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Curling Club Penicuik North Church
First names Peter Robertson
Surname Cairns Rank Private
Service no 19431
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 31/10/1895
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 20
Parents Son of James and Margaret Cairns (nee Robertson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair H10 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : Peter Robertson Cairns
[Midlothian Journal 4 August 1916]: Private Peter Cairns, also of the Royal Scots, is reported killed in the great advance. He enlisted with two dozen more Penicuik men into one of the popular Royal Scots battalions in December 1914, and nearly two thirds of the Penicuik men have been reported killed, wounded or missing. Deceased, who was 30 years of age, was one of three brothers serving, sons of Mr James Cairns, plasterer, John Street. He was employed with his father and was for a short period in Canada. He was of a quiet and retiring disposition, and highly esteemed by a large circle of friends.
Alexander Calder
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Alexander
Surname Calder
Rank Private
Service no 59242
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Saltoun
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/05/1918
Age
Parents Son of James and Mary Calder
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Musselburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
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George Calder
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names George
Surname Calder
Rank Private
Service no S/15480
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 05/03/1896
Date of Death 09/05/1915
Age 19
Parents Son of William and Janet Calder (nee Smith)
Marriage
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Residence Auchendinny
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
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Alexander Cameron
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Alexander Duff
Surname Cameron
Rank Private
Service no 21585
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Govan
Date of Birth 25/1/1894
Date of Death 28/07/1916
Age 22
Parents John Cameron, labourer, and Isabella Cameron (nee Duff)
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CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Worked as a farm servant in Fala and Eddlestone, and then moved to Glasgow where he worked as a lamplighter. He returned to Peeblesshire as a farm servant. On 2 June 1913, he emigrated to Calgary, Other information Alberta to work as a farm servant. He worked for a time for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He joined the 11th Batt No3 Company 1st Section Canadian Rifles and returned to England with them. He served in various companies in the Canadian Army.
Andrew Cameron
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names Andrew
Surname Cameron
Rank Private
Service no 1145
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/08/1914
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CWGC La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : Andrew Cameron
[Midlothian Journal 12 May 1916]: Word has just been received from the War Office by Mrs James Torrance, Pathhead, that her young friend, Private Andrew Cameron, Gordon Highlanders, was killed at Mons on or about 26th August, 1914. Every enquiry as to whether or not he was a prisoner of war in Germany has been made without success.
George Cameron
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names George
Surname Cameron
Rank Private
Service no 241463
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 5th/6th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/08/1917
Age 24
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs W Cameron, 7 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh Marriage Husband of Helena Cameron, 10 Charles Street, Peel, Isle of Man
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information
Ian G Cameron
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead Loanhead Cemetery
First names John Gilmour
Surname Cameron
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no 19
Regiment Royal Flying Corps
Battalion 12th Sqdn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 23/9/1897
Date of Death 09/11/1916
Age
Parents James Cameron and Mary Gilmour
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France
Medals
Son of a doctor in Loanhead, Ian Cameron served as a bomb operator during the battle of the Somme and was killed when his aeroplane was brought down by the German war ace Baron von Richthofen, better Other information known as the Red Baron, who after the engagement was awarded the Saxe-Coburg Gotha medal or the ‘Blue Max’. Cameron is commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead cemetery. Obituary : Ian G Cameron
[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 March 1917]: Sec. Lieut. Ian Gilmour Cameron, Cameron Highlanders (attached Royal Flying Corps), who was previously reported as missing from 9th November last, is now officially reported to have been killed on the same day. He received a gunshot wound in the head while leading a bombing raid, and died in German hands. He was a son of Surgeon-Major Cameron, the Fountain, who for a number of years was attached to the Lothians and Border Horse as medical officer. Sec. Lieut. Cameron was 19 years of age, and was educated under Lasswade School Board and at Edinburgh Academy, where he took a prominent part in athletics. He played full back for the Academy Rugby "fifteen" for two seasons, and was connected with the Cadet Company. From school he passed into the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, being gazetted in January 1916, and he left for the front in June. A letter has been received from the Squadron Major saying that the deceased was a popular and gallant officer.
William Cameron
Memorials Newtongrange
First names William
Surname Cameron
Rank Private
Service no 350899
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn. Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of Mrs CS Cameron, 119 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh
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CWGC Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information William Cameron was killed on the first day of the battle of Arras.
William Cameron
Rosewell Memorials Roslin
First names William
Surname Cameron
Rank Corporal
Service no S/11247
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Glasgow
Enlisted Rosewell
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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Andrew Campbell
Easthouses Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Andrew
Surname Campbell
Rank Private
Service no 476
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Hunterfield, Parish of Cockpen
Date of Birth 14/09/1893
Date of Death 01/05/1916
Age 22
Parents Second son of Andrew and Mary Campbell (nee McCran)
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Enlisted
CWGC Béthune Town Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Andrew Campbell
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 May 1916]: Intimation has been made of the death from wounds received in action of Andrew Campbell, aged 22, of the Highland Light Infantry, a son of Mr Andrew Campbell, Easthouses. He was the first lad from easthouses to enlist after the declaration of war and he has also been the first from the village to make the supreme sacrifice in the great conflict. Shot through the head he lay unconscious for a few days and then succumbed. He was previously wounded, but returned to the firing line on his recovery. In civil life he was a miner with the Lothian Coal Company.
Iain McGregor Campbell Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names Iain McGregor
Surname Campbell
Rank Private
Service no S/30156
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 4th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/12/1918
Age 18
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
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Other information Iain Campbell died in Loanhead hospital and was buried in Loanhead Cemetery.
James Campbell
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik
First names James
Surname Campbell
Rank Private
Service no 40088
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 7th/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/04/1917
Age 20
Parents Only son of Mr and Mrs William Campbell, 47 John Street, Penicuik
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Residence Edinburgh
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James Campbell worked as a butcher and then at Valleyfield papermills. He was a member of the Salvation Other information Army band in Penicuik. In 1916, he was invalided home with pneumonia, but he recovered. He was reported missing in April 1917 and his death confirmed in March 1918. Obituary : James Campbell
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 March 1918]: Mrs Campbell, 47 John Street, Penicuik, has received intimation that her son, Private Thomas Campbell, KOSB, previously reported wounded and missing since April last year, is presumed to have died on that date. He was a member of the Salvation Army Band in Penicuik.
James Campbell
Memorials Howgate Church
First names James
Surname Campbell
Rank
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Graham Bristowe Care
Bonnyrigg Memorials St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade Roll of Honour
First names Graham Bristowe
Surname Care
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/4th
Place of birth England
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/04/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of Henry and Annie Bristowe Care
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 April 1917]: The death is announced as having occurred in action on Thursday, 19th inst., of 2nd Lieut. Grahame Bristowe Care, youngest son of Mr and Mrs H. Bristowe Care, Cruin Cottage, Bonnyrigg. He was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and was subsequently apprenticed to the North British and Mercantile Insurance Co., Edinburgh. He was a prominent member of the Portobello Amateur Rowing Club. He enlisted in the Royal Scots in September 1914, and went to the front in January 1916.
Andrew Carmichael
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead
First names Andrew
Surname Carmichael
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Gilmerton
Date of Birth 12/10/1895
Date of Death 12/10/1918
Age
Parents Finlay Carmichael, coal miner, and Rebecca Carmichael (nee Moor)
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An intelligent young man, Andrew Carmichael was educated at Lasswade School and at Edinburgh Other information University when he enlisted in the Royal Scots in April 1916. In May 1918, he was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion KOSB and killed in action in October 1918.
Robert Carson
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Robert
Surname Carson
Rank Private
Service no S/2398
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/04/1917
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James Golder Cathie
Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg Parish Church Memorials Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Dalkeith
First names James Golder
Surname Cathie
Rank Private
Service no 43048
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 20/09/1897
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 20
Parents Twin son of Robert and Jeanie Cathie (nee Golder)
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[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 9 November 1917]: Mr and Mrs Robert Cathie, Polton House Gardens, have been notified that their younger twin son, Lance-Corporal James Golder Cathie, Royal Scots, has been killed in action on 11th October. From information received from a comrade it appears that Lance-Corporal Cathie accompanied an officer of the battalion on a dangerous mission prior to the attack and that both gallant men made the supreme sacrifice for comrades and country. A letter to the parents from the Captain commanding his platoon says: “He was along with his officer and both were hit by a shell. He was with us a long time and had done very good work many times and his death has been greatly felt amongst all his comrades, who missed his cheery presence. His death was instantaneous and while I express to you my warmest sympathy I would ask you to remember that your son died doing his duty, as he had always done it to the utmost.” Lance-Corporal Cathie who was home on leave quite recently, was in the employment of Messrs Widnell &Stewart, Ltd., prior to enlisting, which he did when he was only seventeen. He had been on active service for sixteen months and at the time of his death was 20 years of age. His elder twin brother Signaller Tom Cathie, Royal Scots, has been three times wounded and has returned again to his battalion. At the morning service in Cockpen U.F. Church last Sunday the Rev. R. T. Loudon, B.D., made sympathetic reference to the death of Lance-Corporal Cathie, who was a member of the Junior Bible Class.
Thomas Cathie
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Thomas
Surname Cathie
Rank Private
Service no M2/046611
Regiment Royal Army Service Corps
Battalion
Place of birth Haddington
Date of Birth 25/04/1881
Date of Death 17/12/1918
Age 37
Parents Son of John and Mary Cathie (nee Ross)
Marriage Husband of Margaret Francis 'Fanny' Wilson
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John Scott Cavanagh
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names John Scott
Surname Cavanagh
Rank Corporal
Service no 74271
Regiment Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Battalion 28th Bn.
Place of birth Peebles
Date of Birth 07/07/1883
Date of Death 06/06/1916
Age 32
Parents Son of Stephen and Mary Cavanagh, Peebles
Marriage Husband of Jessie Scott Cavanagh, White Hart Street, Dalkeith
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 15 February 1917]: Sergt. John S. Cavanagh, Canadians, son-in-law of Mr John Scott, bookseller, Dalkeith, is officially reported killed. He had been missing since June last year. A native of Peebles, he was for some years a member of the Midlothian Police Force stationed at Dalkeith. On going to Canada some years ago he associated himself with the 96th Lake Superior Regiment, in which he rose to the rank of Colour Sergeant, and in that capacity acted as drill instructor. In his desire to get quickly to the fighting line he enlisted as a private in the Canadian Infantry, and after getting to the trenches was again promoted to the rank of Sergeant. The deceased, whose widow and children reside in Dalkeith, was 33 years of age. The Lieutenant of his Company described Sergeant Cavanagh as a splendid soldier and the prince of good fellows.
Robert Chalmers
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Chalmers
Rank Corporal
Service no 49464
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 37th Army Troops Coy.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/09/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Minnie Chalmers, 24 Albany Street, Edinburgh
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John Chapple
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John
Surname Chapple
Rank Private
Service no 12785
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th
Place of birth Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/08/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of Edward Chapple
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Residence Uddingston
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 August 1915]: Grave fears are entertained that another local lad has offered up the “supreme sacrifice” in the great war. This is Pte. John Chappell, who was attached to the Machine Gun Section of the 10th Highland Light Infantry in France. The news of his death, which is said to have occurred on 14th inst., was conveyed to an uncle of his who resides in Hunterfield, by a comrade of the deceased - Private James Downie, 10th H. L. I., who also hails from Hunterfield. The gallant lad was the eldest son of Mr Edward Chappell, who removed from the village of Stobhill a few years ago to the West. Private Chappell was employed in Arniston Colliery when he enlisted last December and was well liked by his comrades. He was just over 20 years of age. The deceased lad’s relatives in the district include Mr and Mrs Nicol, Harvieston Villas.
Robert Charlton
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik
First names Robert
Surname Charlton
Rank Private
Service no 330154
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Glencorse
Date of Birth 29/02/1876
Date of Death 25/03/1918
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Parents Son of Thomas and Marion Charlton (nee Strachan)
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Residence Penicuik
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 May 1918]: Private Robert Charlton, Royal Scots, who is missing since 24th March, has been on active service since 1914. Previous to the war he was employed with Messrs Cowan &Sons, Valleyfield Paper Mills.
William Charlton
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William James
Surname Charlton
Rank Private
Service no 18191
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth North Shields
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/10/1915
Age 20
Parents
Marriage Catherine Brannan
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Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted Dalkeith
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Other information Obituary : William Charlton [Dalkeith Advertiser 21 October 1915]: Word has been received that Private W. Charlton, of the 2nd H.L.I., has been killed in action near Vermelles on the 2nd October. Private Charlton, who resided at Stobhill, leaves a widow and one child. He was a native of North Shields, and previous to the war he worked in the pits at Arniston.
W T Chisholm
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names William Turner
Surname Chisholm
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment London Regiment
Battalion 2nd/23rd
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 12/8/1886
Date of Death 01/09/1916
Age
Parents David Chisholm and Elizabeth Turner
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[de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-18]: 2nd Lieut., 2/23rd (County of London) Battn. The London Regt. (T.F.), 2nd s. Of David Chisholm, of 47, Gilmour Road, Edinburgh, Insurance Clerk, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of the Rev. William Turner; b. Edinburgh, 12 Aug. 1886: educ. George Watson's College there; previous to the war had been for 15 years in the employment of Messrs. Alexander Cowan &Sons, paper manufacturers, and was appointed their Traveller in India and the Far East; returned to London Jan. 1915, and joined the 3rd London Scottish as a private, being promoted Corpl. after a few months; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Oct. 1915, 2/23rd London Regt. (T.F.); served with the Expeditionary Force in France from June , 1916, and died 1 Sept. following wounds received in action the same day. Buried in Aubigny Cemetery. The battalion had just come out of the trenches and were in rest billets, when they were shelled by long-range guns, and 2nd Lieut. Chisholm was struck by a shell bursting on the road, whilst he was proceeding to make dispositions for the safety of his platoon; unm.
James Fairley Christie
Memorials Rosewell
First names James Fairly
Surname Christie
Rank Corporal
Service no 16095
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Leith
Date of Birth 03/09/1881
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 24
Parents Son of George and Helen Christie (nee Dutton)
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George Clapperton
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names George
Surname Clapperton
Rank Private
Service no 14404
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Boghead, Parish of Lasswade Date of Birth 30/05/1895
Date of Death 31/07/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of George and Margaret Clapperton (nee Bell)
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George Clapperton worked as a surfaceman on the Peebles branch of the North British Railway and then in Other information the Leith Police Force.
James McNeill Clapperton
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James McNeill
Surname Clapperton
Rank Private
Service no 20107
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion Transf. to (9188) Royal Defence Corps
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 28/05/1869
Date of Death 28/11/1916
Age 47
Parents Son of Alexander and Helen Clapperton (nee McNeill)
Marriage Husband of Ann Wilson
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John Clapperton
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead Loanhead Cemetery
First names John
Surname Clapperton
Rank Private
Service no 43582
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 22/12/1894
Date of Death 28/04/1917
Age 22
Parents Thomas Clapperton, slater, and Alison F Gillespie
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead cemetery. Obituary : John Clapperton
[Midlothian Journal 11 May 1917]: On Tuesday morning of this week, Mr Thomas Clapperton, Hawthorn Bank, was notified that his elder son, Private John Clapperton, Royal Scots, had been killed in action in France. Private Clapperton, who was employed as a slater by his father prior to enlisting, had been on active service for a considerable time. During the winter he was invalided home, but returned to France in February of this year. he took part in the heavy fighting during the month of April, and fell as stated to the regret of his comrades.
Henry D B Clark
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Henry David Bonsor
Surname Clark
Rank Private
Service no S/14586
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age
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James Clark
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname Clark
Rank Private
Service no S/4087
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Newbattle
Date of Birth 9/6/1890
Date of Death 09/05/1915
Age 24
Parents Son of James Clark, coalminer, and Helen Green
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James Clark
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names James
Surname Clark
Rank Private
Service no 8100
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/08/1914
Age 32
Parents Son of James and Jane Clark, Newtongrange
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 May 1915]: Information reached his relatives in Newtongrange on Monday that Private James Clark, of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, had died in Germany. He was 32 years of age and prior to the outbreak of war was engaged as a miner here. He had already served as a soldier for five years in India, and for two years in South Africa. After the Battle of Mons he was captured by the enemy, and since that time practically nothing had been heard of him. [Dalkeith Advertiser 24 June 1915]: Mr James Clark, 73 St David's, has just received official information that Private J. Clark, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who was previously reported as having died while a prisoner of war in germany, had been killed in action on the 26th August 1914, and that he was buried by the Germans.
John Clark
Memorials Newbattle United Free Church
First names John
Surname Clark
Rank Sergeant
Service no 14653
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/05/1918
Age
Parents
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Residence Gorebridge
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Thomas Gibson Carmichael Clark
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Thomas Gibson Carmichael
Surname Clark
Rank Private
Service no 295635
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 12th (Ayr and Lanark Yeomanry) Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of Grace Clark, of 66A, Rosetta Rd., Peebles, and the late Robert Clark.
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[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and parish of Peebles: Book One]: On the 2Ist April 1917, Private Thomas Gibson Carmichael Clark, Lanarkshire Yeomanry, attached Royal Scots Fusiliers, was killed in action in Palestine. He was the eldest son of the late Robert Clark, tailor, and Mrs Clark, 66a Rosetta Road, Peebles. He was 22 years of age, and had finished his apprenticeship when he joined up in September 1914, enlisting in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry. A year thereafter he went out to the Dardanelles, and after four months of that death trap he came out unscathed. He was then transferred to the Imperial Camel Corps, in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, and later was attached to the Royal Scots Fusiliers. His younger brother, Robert, was in the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Mrs Clark received the following letters intimating her son's death: "It is with sincere regret that I have to tell you of Tom being killed. I feel I have to write you these few words of sympathy on behalf of his comrades and myself. I never had a better pal nor one that I thought more of. He was with me in Gallipoli, having joined my section just before going there, and he had been with me ever since. He joined the Camel Corps with me. He got struck with a high explosive shell, and death was instantaneous. We buried him the same day (2lst April 1917). Our Chaplain read the burial service. We shall all miss him very much, as he was a soldier and a man." "No doubt you will have heard by this time of the death of your dear son. I am Chaplain to the Brigade, and was with them on the morning of the 2lst April. Your sort was killed by a high explosive shell, but he suffered no pain. We buried him at the bottom of Sheik Abbas Ridge, near Gaza, in Palestine. His officers and comrades were with me when I read the burial service over him, and I know you will get letters from his section officer, and also his friends. He has laid down his life, a true hero indeed, and his loss is greatly mourned amongst us." Later, Private Clark's remains were removed from the Sheik Abbas Ridge, and laid in the Military Cemetery at Gaza. "I am writing to express my deep sympathy with you in the loss of your son. He had joined the Camel Corps, and was away from our regiment for some time. He always did his duty very well, and his loss will be very much felt by all his comrades. Your son did his duty nobly, and laid down his life for his country and friends. I hope God will be merciful to you and give you strength to overcome the sorrow of losing such a noble son. He gave his life in the cause of liberty and purity, and for the maintaining of God's cause upon the earth, and now he has gone to receive the reward of his labours. He was a good pal and a good soldier, and his loss will always be regretted by those who knew him. I had been a pal of his since the beginning of the war, and not until his departure to join the Camel Corps were we apart."
William Clark
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names William
Surname Clark
Rank Private
Service no 4577
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 02/07/1883
Date of Death 08/11/1914
Age
Parents Son of William and Elizabeth Clark (nee Fyfe)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 November 1914]: Official intimation has this week been received by Mrs Clark, 28 St Davids, that her husband, William Clark, who had been severely wounded while fighting at the front and was lying in a critical condition in hospital, had succumbed to his wounds. Although a number of local men have been wounded at the front, this is the first deep, dark shadow of the war that has fallen on Newtongrange. Much sympathy is felt and expressed for Mrs Clark, and what has made it more pathetically sad is the loss of her baby boy, after a few hours illness from an attack of acute pneumonia only the three days after the confirmation of her husband's death.
William Clayton
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Matthew William
Surname Clayton
Rank Private
Service no 7064
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Musselburgh
Date of Birth 7/7/1878
Date of Death 26/04/1915
Age 36
Parents Matthew Clayton and Agnes Wilson
Marriage Mary Pearson
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Other information Stobhill Parish war memorial states that William Clayton was a private in the Royal Highlanders. Obituary : William Clayton
[Midlothian Journal 28 May 1915]: Information has just been received of the death in action of Private William Clayton of the 2nd K.O.S.B. during the recent fighting in the Dardenelles. Clayton, who resided in Gowkshill, joined the army shortly after the outbreak of war, and was employed at the pits of the Lothian Coal Co. He was married and leaves a widow and young family to mourn his loss.
James Kelly Cleghorn
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names James Kelly
Surname Cleghorn
Rank Private
Service no S/9552
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 20/05/1918
Age
Parents Son of Alex and Mary Ann Cleghorn, Galashiels
Marriage Mary Clerghorn
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John Cleghorn
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John
Surname Cleghorn
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 19444
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Allanton
Date of Birth 09/10/1896
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of James and Margaret Cleghorn (nee King)
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Albert Victor Cleland
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Albert Victor
Surname Cleland
Rank Gunner
Service no 9889
Regiment Australian Field Artillery
Battalion 14th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/11/1917
Age 23
Parents Son of Edward and Alice Amelia Cleland, Rosemoor, 13 Arthur Street, Marrickville
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Beauchamp Clerk
St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik: Beauchamp Clerk Memorial
First names Beauchamp
Surname Clerk
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Punjabis Battalion 82nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth 22/08/1886
Date of Death 11/03/1915
Age 29
Parents Son of Hugh Edward Clerk and Edith Elizabeth Clerk (nee Beauchamp)
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Beauchamp Clerk was the great grandson of Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet of Penicuik. He is Other information commemorated by a stained glass window in St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik. Obituary : Beauchamp Clerk
[THE SCOTSMAN 23 March 1915]: Captain Beauchamp Clerk, 82nd Punjabis, who was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle on the 11th March, was the only son of Mr Hugh Edward Clerk, P.W.D., Madras. Captain Clerk, who was attached to the 59th Seinde Rifles, was gazetted Second Lieutenant in January 1906, Lieutenant in April 1908. He was 28 years of age.
Maud Alice Clerk
Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik: Maud Clerk Memorial
First names Maud Alice
Surname Clerk
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth 12/07/1880
Date of Death 17/08/1918
Age
Parents Younger daugher of Major Edward Clerk and Alice Clerk (nee Bramston)
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Maud Alice Clerk was the grand-daughter of Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet of Penicuik. Her father was a major in the 4th Madras Cavalry. She was unmarried and died of gastric enteritis while nursing at Rapallo Other information Military Hospital, Italy. She is commemorated on a special plaque in St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik.
William Cobley
Memorials Penicuik
First names William
Surname Cobley
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 6379
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Leicester
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/08/1914
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[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 23 October 1914]: Lance-Corporal Cobley was well known in the district, having been married to a daughter of Mr Fred McFeat, Thorburn Terrace.
James Cockburn
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names James
Surname Cockburn
Rank Private
Service no 23241
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Swinton, Berwickshire
Date of Birth 01/03/1879
Date of Death 12/01/1918
Age 38
Parents Son of William and Jane Cockburn (nee Young)
Marriage
Family casualties Nephew of Adam D Renwick died 23/4/1917
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 January 1918]: Some days ago word reached the village that Pte. James Cockburn, K.O.S.B., had died of wounds on the 12th January. After a brief holiday, Cockburn only left for the Front again on 4th January. He was a gamekeeper for over thirteen years on Prestonhall estate, where he was held in high esteem by his employer and a very large circle of friends. A capital shot, he was for three years a member of the local Minature Rifle Club, and is the third member of the club to make the supreme sacrifice. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Cockburn, Swinton, Berwickshire, and has four brothers serving.
Thomas Combe
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Combe
Rank Corporal
Service no 8019
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st/6th Bn
Place of birth Denny, Stirlingshire
Date of Birth 26/05/1893
Date of Death 26/09/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of Edward and Helen Combe (nee Anderson)
Marriage Husband of Margaret Laidlaw
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Other information Obituary : Thomas Combe
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 October 1916]: Word has been received from the War Office that Corporal T. Combe, No. 8019, A. &S. H., has been killed in action. Prior to enlistment he was a miner employed in Smeaton Colliery. His widow and three children reside at 6 Moffat's Close, Dalkeith.
Peter Conlan
Borthwick Churchyard Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Peter
Surname Conlan
Rank Private
Service no 330622
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth 9/1/1888
Date of Death 15/04/1918 Age
Parents John Conlan, carter, and Susan Conland (nee Frail)
Marriage Jane McDonald
Family casualties
Residence Peebles
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany
Medals
Other information Obituary : Peter Conlan
[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 August 1918]: Mrs Conlan, Church Road, has received intimation that her eldest son, Private Peter Conlan, Royal Scots, has died of wounds while a prisoner of war in Germany. He fell into the enemy's hands during the heavy fighting in March. In civil life an employee of the Arniston Coal Company, he enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war and had come through a great deal of hard fighting. He had previously served for some three years in the Black Watch. Deep sympathy has gone out to Mrs Conlan. She has two other sons serving, one of whom was awarded the Meritorious Medal recently. [The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Book Two]: Mrs Peter Conlan, 7 Old Town, Peebles, received official intimation from the Record Office, Hamilton, stating that her husband, Private Peter Conlan, 1/8th Royal Scots, had died in hospital, Langensalza, Germany, on 15th April 1918, as a result of wounds received in action. Deceased, who was posted missing in France on 23rd March, was later reported to be a prisoner of war in Germany, and wounded in both legs. Previous to enlisting, shortly after the outbreak of war, Private Conlan was employed as a miner at Gorebridge. He went out to France in 1915, and was wounded in 1916.
Francis Conlin
Memorials Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery
First names Francis
Surname Conlin
Rank Private
Service no 5042
Regiment Connaught Rangers
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/03/1919
Age 43
Parents Son of Patrick and Mary Conlin (nee McDiarmid)
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Hawthornden Cemetery
Medals
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Matthew Conlon
Memorials
First names Matthew
Surname Conlon
Rank Private
Service no S/11751
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th
Place of birth
Date of Birth 9/1/1888
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
Parents Youngest son of Matthew and Bridget Conlon, Smeaton Cottages
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : Matthew Conlon
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 April 1917]: Intimation has been received by Mr Matthew Conlon, 51 Smeaton Cottages, that his youngest son, Private Matthew Conlon, Cameron Highlanders, who was previously reported missing, is now presumed to have been killed in action. Private Conlon, who was 25 years of age, enlisted immediately after the outbreak of war, prior to which he was employed as a miner at Smeaton Colliery.
John Conway
Memorials Penicuik
First names John
Surname Conway
Rank Private
Service no 8725
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/10/1914
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information
George Morrison Cook
Memorials
First names George Morrison
Surname Cook
Rank Able Seaman
Service no 237551
Regiment Royal Navy HMS Pembroke
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/07/1915
Age 25
Parents G and Elizabeth Cook
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
Other information
John I Cook
Memorials Loanhead
First names John Irvine
Surname Cook
Rank Private
Service no S/3363
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1918
Age 21
Parents John Irvine and Helen McGurk (later Cook)
Marriage Margaret H McIntosh
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
John Cooper
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names John
Surname Cooper
Rank Ordinary Seaman
Service no J/81782 (CH)
Regiment Royal Navy HMS Africa
Battalion
Place of birth Gorebridge
Date of Birth 12/10/1897
Date of Death 13/09/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of John and Elizabeth Cooper (nee Henderson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery, Sierra Leonne
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Cooper
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 August 1918]: Mrs Cooper, 26 First Street, has been officially notified that her son, Seaman John Cooper, died on 13th inst at sea from influenza. She received a letter from him on Friday saying how well he was getting on, and on Monday the sad news came. Seaman Cooper was 20 years of age, and enlisted in December 1917. Previously he was employed as a miner by the Lothian Coal Company, Ltd. He was a young man who was liked by everyone and the sympathy of the community goes out to his Mother and relatives at this time. He was well known in juvenile football circles, and was the regular goal keeper of the Thistle Club for several years. Two brothers are also on active service.
William Corner
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Corner
Rank Rifleman
Service no 4108
Regiment London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Orphir, Orkney
Date of Birth 16/04/1896
Date of Death 26/05/1916
Age 20
Parents Son of Margaret G Corner
Marriage Husband of Emma J Largue
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Corner
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 June 1916]: The death is announced of having occurred on the 26th May from the effects of wounds received in action four days previously of Rifleman W Corner, Post Office Rifles. He joined the Rifles in June 1915, prior to which he was postman at Heriot, Midlothian. His widow resides at 38 Back Street, Dalkeith.
Samuel R Cornes
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names Samuel Ross
Surname Cornes
Rank Private
Service no S/40866
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 19
Parents Son of Thomas and Mary Cornes, Liverpool
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Pathhead
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Samuel R Cornes
[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 November 1917]: Mr Samuel Ross, farmer, Turniedykes, has received the sad intelligence of the death of his nephew, Private Samuel Ross Cornes, of the Camerons, while trying to rescue a comrade who was wounded. Pte. Cornes, who was a native of Liverpool, and 19 years old, enlisted into the Lovat Scouts in October 1915. In July 1916 he crossed to France, where he was transferred to the Cameron Highlanders. For over a year, prior to enlistment, he was at Turniedykes learning the rudiments of agriculture, under his uncle's tuition. His brother, Lieut. Tom Cornes, of the Liverpool Scottish, has been twice severely wounded, and is at present in an English hospital making a good recovery.
John Cornwall
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names John
Surname Cornwall
Rank Private
Service no 15047
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Newtongrange
Date of Birth 05/01/1892
Date of Death 07/07/1915
Age 22
Parents Son of Richard Cornwall and Jane McKay (unmarried)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Richard Cornwall died 7/11/1914
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Cornwall
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 15 July 1915]: Mr and Mrs Cornwall, 55 Fifth Street, have received the melancholy intelligence that their son, Private John Cornwall, of the 12th Royal Scots, has fallen on the battlefield. He enlisted soon after the outbreak of hostilities and as the following letter shows, died instantaneously:-“Dear Mrs Cornwall, I am very sorry to inform you that your son was killed last night. He was out in front of the trenches and was struck by a bomb and instantaneously killed. Accept my sincere sympathy. It will be some comfort to you to know he died doing his bit for his country. We buried him last night behind the trenches, and have erected across over the grave. I am, yours sincerely, J. A. McGlashan, Lieutenant, 12th R. Scots.” On the 7th November last his brother, Richard, was killed in France while serving with the Cameron Highlanders. Both the gallant departed were young men in their prime and prior to the war were miners in the Lothian Coal Company’s employment.
John Kean Cornwall
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names John Kean
Surname Cornwall
Rank Gunner
Service no
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 03/02/1896
Date of Death 1917
Age 22
Parents Son of Thomas and Janet Cornwall (nee Lambert)
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC
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Other information Obituary : John Kean Cornwall
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 December 1917]: Private John Cornwall, Royal Field Artillery, son of Mr Thomas Cornwall, an employee of Dalkeith Town Council, has died of wounds. He was 22 years of age and was previously employed at the Lady Victoria Colliery, Newbattle. He enlisted in October 1914.
Peter Cornwall
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Peter Dickson
Surname Cornwall
Rank Corporal
Service no 330142
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Stobhill
Date of Birth 5/2/1891
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age 27
Parents James Cornwall, coalminer, and Isabel Pearson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals MM
Peter Cornwall won the Military Medal in September 1917. His medal was collected by his mother at the Other information esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in January 1919. Obituary : Peter Cornwall
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 April 1918]: Pte. Peter Cornwall, Royal Scots, was a son of Mr and Mrs James Cornwall, Powdermills Cottages. An employee of Arniston Colliery, he previous to the outbreak of hostilities served in the Dalkeith Territorial Company. The call to arms found him ready and he rejoined his old company, proceeding with the battalion to France at the beginning of the following november. He had passed unscathed through all the fighting till the recent battle. He won the Military Medal for his bravery last year. He was one of the first in his battalion and the first Gorebridge district lad to receive the bombers' badge for proficiency and expertness.
Richard Cornwall
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Richard
Surname Cornwall
Rank Private
Service no 9425
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Newtongrange
Date of Birth 17/10/1894
Date of Death 07/11/1914
Age 20
Parents Son of Richard Cornwall and Jane McKay (unmarried)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Cornwall kia 7/7/1915
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CWGC Railway Chateau Cemetery, Ypres
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Other information Richard Cornwall worked for the Lothian Coal Company.
Walter Cornwall
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Walter
Surname Cornwall
Rank Private
Service no 42092
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st/5th Bn.
Place of birth Newbattle Date of Birth 06/12/1899
Date of Death 30/07/1918
Age 18
Parents Son of James and Helen Cornwall (nee Scott)
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CWGC Vaubuin French National Cemetery
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Other information Walter Cornwall worked for the Lothian Coal Company. Obituary : Walter Cornwall
[Dalkeith Advertiser 15 August 1918]: Mr and Mrs James Cornwall, 17 Lothian Bridge, have received official intimation that their youngest son, Pte Walter Cornwall, KOSB, was killed in action on the 30th July. The deceased, who was only 18 and a half years of age, enlisted seven months ago and had only been in France a month when he met his death. Previous to enlistment he was employed with the Lothian Coal Company. He was a promising lad of bright and amiable disposition, and was a great favourite with his comrades in both civil and military life. His early death is keenly regretted by his many friends in the district, and sincere sympathy goes out to his parents in their bereavement.
William Corrall
Memorials Newtongrange
First names William
Surname Corral
Rank Private
Service no 6878
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/05/1915
Age
Parents
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Residence
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CWGC Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Nord
Medals
Other information William Corrall went to France on 27 April 1915 and died of wounds only nine days later.
Andrew Corrigan
Memorials Loanhead
First names Andrew
Surname Corrigan
Rank Private
Service no 6501
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 26/1/1896
Date of Death 18/10/1914
Age 18
Parents Patrick Corrigan, colliery fireman, and Mary J McGorry
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William Corrigan
Residence
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Andrew Corrigan was one of seven brothers of Irish descent, all of whom served in the war.
William Corrigan
Memorials Loanhead
First names William Surname Corrigan
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 12/4/1886
Date of Death 29/10/1918
Age 29
Parents Patrick Corrigan, colliery fireman, and Mary J McGorry
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Andrew Corrigan
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Other information Died in the influenza epidemic in 1918. Obituary : William Corrigan
[Midlothian Journal 1 November 1918]: Corrigan was an ex-soldier, aged 31, having seen considerable service with the A. &S. Highlanders. In his death, there is removed from us an energetic worker for discharged men and their dependents. He was among the first members of the local branch of the Discharged Men's Federation. He leaves a widow and two children.
Alexander Couston
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Alexander
Surname Couston
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 351215
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Burdiehouse, Parish of Liberton
Date of Birth 05/08/1897
Date of Death 24/03/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of Thomas and Jeannie Couston (nee Gill)
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Alexander Couston worked for Alex Cowans and Sons, paper manufacturers, in Edinburgh.
Alexander Cowan
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Alexander
Surname Cowan
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Charles John Alexander Cowan
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Penicuik Curling Club Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik: Charles Cowan Memorial St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Charles John Alexander
Surname Cowan
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 08/12/1892
Date of Death 25/03/1918
Age 25
Parents Eldest son of Alexander and Alice Cowan (nee Thomson)
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, France
Medals
Charles Cowan was educated at Malvern College in Worcestershire and had been a student at Pembroke College, Cambridge for two years when war broke out. He received his commission in August 1914 and was twice mistakenly reported as having been killed. Subsequently he was stationed at Glencorse barracks where Other information he instructed musketry but returned to the front later in the war. He was a keen sportsman and played football and rugby for his university college, and also organised many sports competitions for his soldiers. He died of wounds sustained in the German Spring Offensive in March 1918. Obituary : Charles John Alexander Cowan
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4th April 1918]: Captain Charles J A Cowan, Royal Scots, the eldest son of Mr Alexander Cowan, Valleyfield, Penicuik, and grandson of Mr C W Cowan, D L, Dalhousie Castle, has died of wounds received in action. He received his commission in the Royal Scots along with his brother, Captain C A Cowan and two cousins, in August 1914, and saw considerable service at the front. He was twice reported killed in error within four months. After a spell of hard service he was home for a rest, and took up duty at the depot. Captain Cowan, who was 25 years of age, was educated at Malvern College, and had been two years in residence at Pembroke, Cambridge when war broke out. He was a keen sportsman and captained his house team for two years, winning both the association and Rugby cups during his residence. His brother Captain C A Cowan, who was severely wounded last year, holds the Military Cross and bar. Mr Ronald C Cowan, Mr Cowan's younger son, has just been admitted to hospital suffering from shell shock.
Ian Colquhoun Cowan
Memorials St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names Ian Colquhoun
Surname Cowan
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Navy
Battalion HMS Defence
Place of birth Sanquhar
Date of Birth 28/07/1889
Date of Death 31/05/1916
Age 26
Parents Son of John James Cowan and Sophia Margaret Cowan (nee Gillespie)
Marriage
Family casualties
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Enlisted
CWGC Plymouth Naval Memorial
Medals
Flag Lieut. to Admiral Sir Alfred L. Winsloe (H.M.S. "Minotaur") and to Admiral Sir Robert Arthbuthnot (H.M.S. Other information "Defence"). Native of Edinburgh.
James Cowan
Memorials Penicuik North Church
First names James
Surname Cowan
Rank Corporal
Service no Regiment Canadians 1st
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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James Cowan
Memorials Cranston
First names James
Surname Cowan
Rank Private
Service no S/14258
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/05/1915
Age
Parents Son of William Cowan
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Cowan
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 June 1915]: Official intimation has been received from the Infantry Record Office, Perth, that Private James Cowan, son of Mr William Cowan, farm servant, Cousland, was killed in action on 9th May. Cowan enlisted into the Cameron Highlanders in October last, and has been serving with his regiment at the front since the beginning of the year.
John Orr Craig Cowan
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Curling Club St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John Orr Craig
Surname Cowan
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 21/02/1896
Date of Death 14/07/1916
Age 20
Parents Son of Robert and Mabel A Craig Cowan (nee Orr)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Robert Cowan died 24/10/1914; cousin of Charles Cowan died 25/3/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Quarry Cemetery, Montauban
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Orr Craig Cowan
[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 July 1916]: Captain John Orr Craig Cowan, Royal Scots, who has been killed in action, was the younger and only surviving son of Mr Robert Craig Cowan, Eskhill, Inveresk, who lost another son early in the war. Captain Cowan was wounded in September.
John William Cowan
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names John William
Surname Cowan
Rank Private
Service no 46648
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 17th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 23/12/1896
Date of Death 17/11/1917
Age 20
Parents Youngest son of James and Helen Cowan (nee Sneddon)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
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Robert Craig Cowan
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Curling Club St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Robert Craig
Surname Cowan
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 05/03/1894
Date of Death 25/10/1914
Age 20
Parents Son of Robert and Mabel A Craig Cowan (nee Orr)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Cowan died 14/7/1916; cousin of Charles Cowan died 25/3/1918
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Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Craig Cowan
[The Scotsman 4 November 1914]: Due probably to the fact that there were four Second Lieutenants in the 3rd Battalion Royal Scots of the name Cowan, the War Office appear to have made a mistake in intimating that Lieutenant Charles J. A. Cowan, 3rd Royal Scots, was killed in action on 24th October. The intimation was sent by telegraph to Lieutenant Cowan's father, Mr Alexander Cowan, of Valleyfield, Penicuik. Yesterday morning however, Mr Cowan received from his son Charles a postcard stating that the writer's cousin, Lieutenant Robert C. Cowan, was killed in action that morning (October 25). Lieutenant R. C. Cowan , who was twenty years of age, joined the Royal Scots at Glencorse early in August, and was one of the first junior officers to be sent to the front with a draft from Weymouth. He was educated at Cheltenham College, and had been in residence for one year at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Archibald Cowe Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Penicuik North Church
First names Archibald
Surname Cowe
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion attd Lincolnshire Regt
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 29/09/1889
Date of Death 02/12/1917
Age 28
Parents Only son of Archibald and Sarah Ann Cowe (nee Murdoch)
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
His father Archie was a well known figure in Liberal politics in Midlothian and his uncle James Murdoch was a Other information former provost of Dalkeith. Obituary : Archibald Cowe
[The Watsonian War-Record 1914-1918]: A son of the late A. Cowe, J.P., Penicuik, was born in 1890, and was a pupil at G.W.C. for three years, leaving as Lizars prizeman in 1908. He graduated M.B. Ch.B. with Hons. at Edin. Univ. in 1913, gaining a King Edward VII. scholarship. After studying for a year at Freiburg, he was appointed House Surgeon in King Edward VII. Hospital, Windsor. Gazetted to the R.A.M.C. in 1915, he served in France for eighteen months and was invalided home. Holding the rank of Capt., he returned to the Front in Sept. 1917, and was killed in action near the village of Mosselmarkt, Passchendaele, Dec. 2, 1917.
Richard Cowper
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Penicuik North Church
First names Richard
Surname Cowper
Rank Sergeant
Service no 81354
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 17/12/1897
Date of Death 23/05/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of Robert and Janet Cowper (nee Stark)
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Enlisted
CWGC Meteren Military Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair G159 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
James Crabbe
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names James
Surname Crabbe
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/03/1915
Age
Parents Son of Mr J Crabbe, 76 Dundas Street, Bonnyrigg
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Unknown
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Crabbe
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 May 1915]: Information has been received from the Infantry Record Office, Perth, that another young Bonnyrigg life has been sacrificed in the country's cause. This is Private J. Crabbe, son of Mr J. Crabbe, 76 Dundas Street, Bonnyrigg, and nephew of Mrs Cairnie, High School Close, Dalkeith, who is reported to have been killed in action on 10th March last. Deceased who was 22 years of age, enlisted into the Black Watch after the outbreak of war, and subsequently saw a good deal of fighting in France.
John Crabbe
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial
First names John
Surname Crabbe
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 07/02/1891
Date of Death 06/05/1916
Age 25
Parents William and Sarah Crabbe (nee Holmes)
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Enlisted
CWGC Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Crabbe
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 May 1916]: Information has been received of the death of Second Lieut. John Crabbe, Royal Scots, from wounds. He was the eldest son of Mr Wm. Crabbe, Rutherford Place, Bonnyrigg, and was educated for the profession of a teacher. He was a distinguished student at Lasswade Junior Student Centre, and was afterwards appointed assistant master at Eyemouth Public School. He was gazetted in December 1914.
Henry Craig
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Henry
Surname Craig
Rank Sergeant Major
Service no 11639
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 3rd
Place of birth Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/01/1919
Age 42
Parents Joseph and Mary Craig
Marriage Anne Grierson
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
Other information Also served in the South African War.
Robert Craig
Memorials Rosewell
First names Robert
Surname Craig
Rank
Service no
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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CWGC
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William Tait Craig
Dalkeith Memorials St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names William Tait
Surname Craig
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Turnberry Lighthouse
Date of Birth 20/06/1882
Date of Death 21/09/1918
Age 36
Parents Younger son of George and Elizabeth Craig (nee Tait)
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CWGC Domino British Cemetery, Ephy, France
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Other information Obituary : William Tait Craig
[Dalkeith Advertiser 03 October 1918]: Capt. William Tait Craig, who was killed while leading his company in an attack on 21st September, was the younger son of Mr and Mrs Craig. Abbey Road, Eskbank. He was mathematical master in Hutchison Grammar School, Glasgow, before joining as a private in Lochiel’s Camerons, and later he was gazetted to the Scottish Rifles. He was mentioned in dispatches. Capt. Craig was a graduate of Aberdeen University. His parents have been resident in Dalkeith for a number of years.
Charles Craik
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Charles Surname Craik
Rank Private
Service no 105520
Regiment Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt)
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Parish of Cockpen
Date of Birth 22/07/1897
Date of Death 21/07/1916
Age 18
Parents Son of Charles and Annie Craik (nee Macdonald)
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, nr Ypres
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James Crane
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names James
Surname Crane
Rank Gunner
Service no 43705
Regiment Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion 1st Div. Ammunition Col.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 13/04/1893
Date of Death 28/06/1916
Age 23
Parents Eldest son of George and Elizabeth 'Bessie' Crane (nee Lawrence)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
Enlisted
CWGC Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, nr Ypres
Medals
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[Midlothian Journal 21 July 1916]: Roslin has suffered as a result of the great advance. Gunner James Crane (23), 1st Canadian Contingent, has been killed in action in France. He was the eldest son of Mr George Crane, Douglas Place.
William Cranston
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names William
Surname Cranston
Rank Gunner
Service no 264456
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/03/1919
Age 20
Parents Son of William and Elizabeth Cranston, Engine Square, Arniston
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CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
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George Crawford
Memorials Dalkeith
First names George
Surname Crawford
Rank Private
Service no 8435
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/07/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Mrs Crawford, Young's Close, Dalkeith.
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Enlisted
CWGC Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France
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Other information Obituary : George Crawford
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 June 1917]: Mrs Crawford, Young’s Close, Dalkeith, this week received official intimation that her husband Pte. George Crawford, Gordon Highlanders, who has been missing since 20th July 1916, is now concluded to be dead. He was a reservist, but previous to being called up was engaged as a miner at the Carberry and Smeaton Collieries. He leaves a widow and three children.
James Graham Crawford
Memorials Cranston
First names James Graham
Surname Crawford
Rank Private
Service no 23870
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Hartwoodmyers, Parish of Selkirk
Date of Birth 22/12/1897
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 19
Parents Son of Graham and Helen Crawford (nee Lauder)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : James Graham Crawford
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 May 1917]: Mr Graham Crawford, Airfield, was also notified on Tuesday of the death of his son, Private James Crawford, of the K.O.S.B. The deceased who was 19 years of age, was employed on Airfield farm previous to enlistment. [Andrew] Hogarth and Crawford were most intimate friends and both fell on the 9th April. All the bereaved families are having much sympathy extended to them at this time.
John Crawford
Memorials Loanhead
First names John
Surname Crawford
Rank Private
Service no 50997
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st/4th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 26/8/1884
Date of Death 13/11/1917
Age
Parents James Crawford, coal miner, and Euphemia Benson Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel
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Thomas Stewart Crawford
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Thomas Stewart
Surname Crawford
Rank Private
Service no 7146
Regiment (Royal Irish) Lancers
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 07/05/1896
Date of Death 26/03/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of Thomas and Helen Crawford (nee Bauld)
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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William Crawford
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead Pentland Cemetery
First names William
Surname Crawford
Rank Private
Service no 5161
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 31/1/1898
Date of Death 23/07/1916
Age 18
Parents Roderick Crawford, stonemason, and Isabella Sclater
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CWGC Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Pentland Cemetery. Obituary : William Crawford
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 August 1916]: Casualties among local men recently intimated include Private William Crawford, of the Royal Scots, son of Mr and Mrs Roderick Crawford, Townhead Farm, Loanhead, who was killed in action. Previous to enlisting, Private Crawford, who was about twenty years of age, assisted his father on the farm. He was a grandson of the late Bailie Sclater, Loanhead.
William Watson Crawford
Broomieknowe Golf Club Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William Watson Surname Crawford
Rank Private
Service no 34277
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Parish of Monzievaird and Strowan
Date of Birth 28/05/1880
Date of Death 28/04/1917
Age 36
Parents Youngest son of Alexander and Lilias 'Lily' Crawford (nee Watson)
Marriage Husband of Annie Wilson McIntosh
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Residence
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CWGC Roeux British Cemetery, France
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William W Crawford worked at Andrew Whyte and Sons, stationers, Edinburgh. He was a member of Other information Glencorse Golf Club.
J Crawley
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Crawley
Rank Gunner
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1917
Age
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John Creelman
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John
Surname Creelman
Rank Private
Service no 43080
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Broxburn
Date of Birth 18/4/1893
Date of Death 13/11/1916
Age 23
Parents John Creelman, labourer, and Elizabeth Chambers
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Broxburn
Enlisted Uphall
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
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Alexander Crerar Memorials
First names Alexander
Surname Crerar
Rank Private
Service no 2239
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion "C" Coy. 5th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/08/1915
Age
Parents
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Residence
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CWGC Not known
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Other information Also commemorated on the family headstone at lair L167 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
James Crichton
Memorials Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Crichton
Rank Lance Sergeant
Service no 7918
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 27
Parents Eldest son of Alex Crichton, Dalkeith
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CWGC Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France
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Other information Obituary : James Crichton
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 October 1916]: Word has come from the Record Officer, Perth, that Sergeant James Crichton, (7918) Cameron Highlanders, has been killed in action. Sergeant Crichton, who had been ten years in the Army, came with his regiment from India at the beginning of the war. He was wounded eighteen months ago and only recently returned to the front. Sergeant Crichton was the eldest son of Mr Alex. Crichton, Dalkeith, and was 27 years of age.
James Crichton
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names James
Surname Crichton
Rank Lance Sergeant
Service no 7918
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
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R Crookston
Memorials Loanhead
First names Robert
Surname Crookston
Rank Private
Service no 1028
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 21/5/1895
Date of Death 19/07/1916
Age 21
Parents William Crookston, coal miner, and Catherine Scott
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[Midlothian Journal 25 August 1916]: Private Robert Crookston, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, has made the supreme sacrifice in the heavy fighting during the big push last month. Bob was wounded in the early stages of the war, and spent his time of convalesence at Loanhead. He is the son of Mr William Crookston, and his two elder brothers James and Tom are also serving in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the latter in the Royal Scots.
Jospeh Crowther
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Joseph
Surname Crowther
Rank Private
Service no 21971
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 17th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 05/06/1888
Date of Death 13/04/1916
Age 27
Parents Son of George and Janet Crowther (nee Nelson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Tranent
Enlisted
CWGC Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie
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Donald Cruickshank
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Donald
Surname Cruikshank
Rank Private
Service no 42223
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 16th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/12/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Galashiels
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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J Cumiskey
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Cumiskey
Rank Private
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1916
Age
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AW Cumming
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names AW
Surname Cumming
Rank Corporal
Service no 8698
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/06/1915
Age 23
Parents Son of William Cumming, Amos Close, Dalkeith
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CWGC Chapelle-D'Armentieres Old Military Cemetery, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 July 1915]: Another young Dalkeith life is this week reported to have been laid down on the battlefield in Flanders in the cause of King and country. The sad news was communicated in the following letter dated 30th June, to Mr William Cumming, 6 Amos Close, Dalkeith, by the officer commanding D Company, 2nd Cameron Highlanders: 'Dear Sir, I very much regret to tell you that your son, Corporal Cumming was killed last night about 10pm whilst engaged in constructing a communication trench behind our line. The bullet entered his head behind the ear and death was practically instantaneous. I am positive that he can have felt no pain. I have known your son intimately for the last six years and I have always considered him one of the best soldiers in the company. He is a very great loss. Please accept my very deepest sympathy.' Corporal Cumming, who was 23 years of age, enlisted into the Camerons seven years ago. On the outbreak of hostilities he was stationed with his regiment at Poona, India, and, according to the deceased, within an hour of Germany's declaration of war against Russia on the 4th August the garrison were aware of the fact. Towards the end of last year Corporal Cumming arrived in the country with the Indian Expeditionary Force and spent a few days with his father in Dalkeith, before proceeding to the front. Since landing in France he had taken part in many big encounters with the enemy. A brother of the deceased is serving at the front with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
James Cummings
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname Cummings Rank Private
Service no 8461
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Larkhall
Date of Birth 24/9/1878
Date of Death 09/06/1915
Age 36
Parents Robert Cummings, coal miner, and Janet Muir
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Hamilton
CWGC Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Worked for the Arniston Coal Company.
Norman Cummins
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Norman
Surname Cummins
Rank Private
Service no 3550
Regiment Otago Regiment, NZEF
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of William Henry and Julia Eliza Cummins, 33 Drummond Street, Wellington
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CWGC Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial
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Norman Cummins worked in the Wellington branch of Alex Cowans and Sons, paper manufacturers, Other information Penicuik.
Adam Cunningham
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Adam Gillies
Surname Cunningham
Rank Private
Service no 40897
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 17th
Place of birth Standpretty, Borthwick
Date of Birth 16/6/1897
Date of Death 18/11/1916
Age 29
Parents James Cunningham and Euphemia Gillies
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Walter Cunningham died 18/8/1916
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC New Munich Trench British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme
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Other information Obituary : Adam Cunningham [Dalkeith Advertiser 14 December 1916]: Official information has now been received that Private Adam Cunningham, Royal Scots, previously reported missing, has been killed in action. Born and brought up at Standpretty, he is another of the Fushiebridge gallant lads who have answered the last roll call on the battle field. He was 29 years of age, and had been in the service of Mr W. G. M'Nab, The Pharmacy, since he left school. Of a genial disposition and extremely active and enthusiastic in all he undertook, he was a general favourite, and had a far-flung circle of friends. He was drafted overseas after three months training. A sad coincidence is that his brother Walter (Black Watch) fell on "18th" August and he on "18th" November. Great sympathy has gone out to his widow and his parents in their heavy loss.
Archibald Cunningham
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lasswade
First names Archibald
Surname Cunningham
Rank Private
Service no 6489
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Parish of Lasswade
Date of Birth 30/04/1879
Date of Death 18/03/1915
Age 35
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
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[Midlothian Journal 16 April 1915]: Intimation has been received in Lasswade that Private A. Cunningham, of the 1st Highland Light Infantry, who has resided in the village for some time, has been killed in action between the 15th and 18th of last month. Cunningham was employed with the Niddrie Coal Company, and enlisted in September into the H.L.I., and after receiving training in Hamilton he was drafted to Plymouth and from there to France, where he served with his regiment through several heavy engagements. He was an enthusiastic Volunteer in his earlier days, and was very popular in their ranks. He was also a fine sportsman, being more familiarly known in football circles as the "Doctor". His name was given to him when he played for the Bonnyrigg Rose and it stuck to him ever since. From the Rose he went to Leith and there he proved himself a first class goalkeeper. From Leith Cunningham went to Broxburn Shamrock and from there to Ireland, to play for the Belfast Celtic. When he became too old to follow up the "grand old game" he returned home to Lasswade, and was residing with his mother prior to enlisting. He was 36 years of age and unmarried.
E F Cunningham
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names Edward Fleming
Surname Cunningham
Rank Gunner
Service no 86188
Regiment Machine Gun Corps
Battalion 63rd
Place of birth Haughhead
Date of Birth 9/9/1896
Date of Death 05 April 1918
Age 21
Parents Tom Cunningham and Jane Tait
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Cunningham
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Martinsart British Cemetery, France
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Eddy Cunningham was one of five brothers who served in the war. He worked in the counting house at Other information Catcune Mills near Gorebridge. He enlisted in the Scottish Rifles and was invalided home with shellshock. He returned to the fighting, being attached to the Machine Gun Corps. He was killed by shrapnel fire.
John Pryde Cunningham
Dalkeith Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial)
First names John Pryde
Surname Cunningham Rank Private
Service no 17060
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Portobello
Date of Birth 01/04/1882
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 34
Parents Son of Thomas and Jessie Cunningham (nee Pryde)
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Obituary : John Pryde Cunningham
[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 March 1917]: Official intimation has just been made that Private John Cunningham, of the Royal Scots, who was previously reported as missing since 1st July 1916, was killed in action on that date. Private Cunningham, who was 34 years of age, was a son of the late Mr Thos. Cunningham, 12 Glenesk Crescent, Eskbank. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of the war, and was drafted to France in January of last year. He was previously employed as a waiter in the Dalkeith Gothenburg.
John Walter Cunningham
Memorials
First names John Walter
Surname Cunningham
Rank Private
Service no 23422
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Fushiebridge
Date of Birth 28/4/1892
Date of Death 15/05/1917
Age 25
Parents Tom and Jane Cunningham (nee Tait)
Marriage Husband of Jean Redpath
Family casualties Brother of Edward Cunningham
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Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : John Walter Cunningham
[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 June 1917]: We regret to record that another local lad has laid down his life in the great war, viz: Private John Cunningham, K.O.S.B., one of the five soldier sons of Mr and Mrs Tom Cunningham, Haughhead. He was 25 years of age. In civil life he was a gardener, and was serving at Hillwood, Corstorphine, when he enlisted. He had seen eleven months' service in France. His young widow and one child are now in residence at her parents' home, Renton Barns, Grant House, where for over 20 years her father has been steward. Of Mr Cunningham's other sons, one has been wounded twice, and one "shellshocked".
W Cunningham
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names Walter
Surname Cunningham
Rank Private
Service no S/9898
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Standpretty, Borthwick
Date of Birth 16 July 1894
Date of Death 18/08/1916
Age 22
Parents James Cunningham and Euphemia Gillies
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Adam Cunningham
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CWGC Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont Medals
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 August 1916]: The hand of war has again fallen heavily on the pleasant eight-cottaged hamlet of Standpretty, its latest soldier son to answer the "Last Roll Call" being Pte. Walter Cunningham, Black Watch. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Jas. Cunningham, and was in his 23rd year. A miner by occupation, he enlisted in July 1915, and after a little more than three months' training was drafted out to the Western front, where he has since been in the think of the fighting. He was for several weeks attached to the R.E., but was re-attached to his own battalion in the first week of the "great push" on the Somme. His death is reported in a letter from his chum as having taken place on 18th August. He was keen on doing his bit for King and country, and but for the state of his health he would have joined when the call to arms first rang out. In uniform he was a typical Highland soldier. Of a genial disposition and possessing many other fine qualities, he was a favourite wherever he went. Some years ago Thomas Cunningham, an older son, contracted a fatal illness while serving with the 8th Royal Scots at camp in East Lothian, and a memorial vase wreath, which marks his grave in Borthwick Churchyard, testifies to the esteem in which he was held by his comrades of the Bonnyrigg Company of the regiment. Another son, Private Adam Cunningham, is serving in the 8th Royal Scots. In civil life he was well known as head assistant to Mr Walter G. M'Nab, the Pharmacy.
Manus Curran
Loanhead Memorials Roslin
First names Manus
Surname Curran
Rank Private
Service no 559
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Inveresk
Date of Birth 21/6/1892
Date of Death 11/03/1915
Age 22
Parents Patrick Curran, ploughman, and Bridget Murphy
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : Manus Curran
[Midlothian Journal 19 March 1915]: The parents of Private Manus Curran, 1st Seaforth Highlanders who resided at Fountain Place, Loanhead, were informed in a letter from Lance-Corporal Gordon, an Arniston lad and a regimental comrade “that Manus was killed outright on the 10th inst., which was the first day of their four days fight. He trusted that it would be consolation for them to know that he died like a soldier and a brave man, facing the enemy.” The letter also bore testimony to the esteem in which he was held by his comrades and an assurance of their sincere sympathy. Private Curran enlisted in the Seaforths five years ago, and had nearly two years’ service in India when war broke out. He landed in France at the beginning of September, and was engaged in the heaviest of fighting. He was 23 years of age.
Patrick Curran
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Patrick
Surname Curran
Rank Private
Service no 9449
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Ormiston
Date of Birth 13/7/1882
Date of Death 12/11/1914
Age 32
Parents James Curran, labourer, and Mary McIntyre
Marriage Elizabeth Wilson
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Enlisted Dunfermline
CWGC Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : Patrick Curran
[Midlothian Journal 22 January 1915]: The third death of a local soldier within the past three weeks falls to be reported. Private Patrick Curran, of D Coy, the Black Watch, was wounded in action on the 10th November, and died two days later from the wounds then received. Curran, who was a reservist, was called up on the outbreak of war, and had nearly twelve years service, 18 months of which was spent in India. The deceased resided at Hillhead and leaves a widow and four children.
Thomas Curran
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Curran
Rank Corporal
Service no 11703
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 01/04/1891
Date of Death 13/08/1916
Age 25
Parents Second son of Thomas and Roseann Curran (nee Taig)
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CWGC Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France
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Other information Obituary : Thomas Curran
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 June 1917]: Mrs Thos. Curran, The Wicket, Dalkeith, has received intimation that her son, Corporal T. Curran, who was previously reported missing as from August 13th 1916, is now presumed to have been killed in action. Corporal Curran participated in much of the heavy fighting in the early days of the war, and was wounded at Mons, returning to France again in September 1915. He was the second son of Mr Thos. Curran, who is at present on active service in France, and was 26 years of age. His brother, Frank, is serving in the Navy.
John Currie
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names John
Surname Currie
Rank Private
Service no 58981
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th
Place of birth Maryhill
Date of Birth 14/6/1899
Date of Death 01/08/1918
Age
Parents John Currie, joiner, and Mary Blair
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CWGC Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, France
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Enlisted as soldier in 53rd Training Reserve Battn., Inverkeithing. Then to 15th Platoon 55th T.R.B. Other information Inverkeithing. Transferred to 9th Battn. Royal Scots.
Charles Dailly
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Charles
Surname Dailly
Rank Private
Service no 3044814
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/11/1920
Age
Parents Charles and Margaret Dailly, Remote, Pathhead
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CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
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Thomas Morris Dale
Memorials Penicuik
First names Thomas Morris
Surname Dale
Rank Private
Service no 9007
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 25/11/1884
Date of Death 15/09/1914
Age 29
Parents Son of Thomas and Susan Dale (nee Riley)
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Family casualties
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing
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James Dalgleish
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Rosewell
First names James
Surname Dalgleish
Rank Private
Service no 1295
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 27/03/1900
Date of Death 10/03/1915
Age 15
Parents Son of Alexander and Louisa Dalgleish (nee Legg)
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Other information Obituary : James Dalgleish
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 May 1915]: Particulars of the death of Private James Dalgleish, of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch, have just come to hand from a letter sent by a comrade of his own. In the course of the letter, the writer says:- "When we lost James we felt rather depressed. You see, the men of the Battalion who came from India were like one big family, for being a few years in a foreign country seems to bind us together. What makes us think all the more of your brother James, was the noble spirit he showed before he passed away. While smoking a cigarette, he shook hands with us all, and when he knew it was his last, he remarked that it was 'for King and country.' Many of the men will never forget these words, for they thought it was so brave and unselfish. It was a shell that landed in our platoon, ending the lives of six and wounding a good many more. James was hit in the legs, and expired an hour afterwards. The bodies of our comrades were buried, four of them side by side, in an orchard just behind the trenches, where a service was read over by our officer. A cross will now mark the spot, for an officer of the relieving regiment promised to look over the graves and have done them up." Private Dalgleish joined the 2nd Battalion of the Black Watch seven years ago, six of which he spent in India. He came to France in the end of October, and has been through most of the fighting since. The letter above was written to his sister, Mrs Scott, who resides at 9 Second Street.
Henry J Dalling
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Henry J
Surname Dalling
Rank Private Service no 34363
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of George Dalling, High Street, Peebles
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Other information Obituary : Henry J Dalling
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book One]: The late Mrs George Calling, 1 Briggate, Peebles, early in May 1917, received a letter from an officer of the Royal Scots, stating that her son, Private Henry Dalling, had been missing since the 28th April. A subsequent letter conveyed the sad intelligence that Private Dalling had been killed on the date mentioned. The letter said: "Your son gave himself gloriously for his country. I felt that I must write personally to tell you that he was buried by me." Private Balling joined up in July 1916. He was unmarried, 35 years of age, and was employed in the warehouse of Lowe, Donald &Co. He had a younger brother, William Calling, in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The Company Sergeant-Major of Private Calling's company subsequently supplied the following information regarding the latter's death to his sister. He said: "I was Company Sergeant-Major of B Company, l6th Royal Scots, but at the time when Henry went missing I was doing Regimental Sergeant-Major at Battalion Headquarters. The Sergeant who was taking my place in the company asked me to give him four names of men to act as a carrying party to the 'Stokes Mortar Battery,' as the Battalion was going over the top the following morning. I gave him the names of the four men whom I thought most needed a rest, as it was not expected that the 'Stokes' would be required, and amongst the four was your brother. When the Battalion got relieved the day after going over, only two of the carrying party returned — the other two were missing, your brother being one of them. It appears the battery had been called into action and the carrying party had been required to carry up the ammunition. We made inquiries from the 'Stokes Mortar Battery ' about the two missing men, but they could give us no information at all, with the exception that they had brought up one load of shells and had gone back for more, but had never been heard of from that time. The other two men had been separated from them right from the start. It was about six weeks after that the place we attacked was finally taken, and it was not until after that that we got any word of the missing men. The burial party, which was composed of various units, buried all the bodies where they found them, and sent back the identification discs to the Battalion. Your brother's identification disc was amongst the number sent back, as far as I can remember, and it is a great surprise to me that you heard no word from the officers of the Battalion at all. None of the officers are now left, as the Battalion has been wiped out, and is no more. Henry was always a very quiet chap with us, and although he never said much he always got through his work well and was always very cheery. He was exceptionally well-liked by the rest of the men in his platoon, and also by the other fellows in the company, and at all times he could be depended upon to do his best, and was always ready to give a helping hand to any of his fellows who happened to need it. I convey to you my deepest sympathy, and only hope that this note will help to put your mind at rest."
David Dalziel
CWGC headstone Dalkeith Cemetery Memorials Dalkeith
First names David
Surname Dalziel
Rank Private
Service no 7047
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 20/09/1876
Date of Death 25/10/1917
Age 41
Parents Second son of John and Elizabeth Dalziel (nee Cairns)
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CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
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Other information Buried with military honours in Dalkeith New Cemetery. Obituary : David Dalziel
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 1 November 1917]: The death took place in Cromarty Military Hospital on Thursday last, from the effects of wounds received in action, of Private David Dalziel, Black Watch, the second son of Mr John Dalziel, the well known veteran pedestrian and trainer. The deceased had a long record of military service, having enlisted over 19 years ago. He was with his regiment through practically the whole of the South African War, and held the King's and Queen's medals in recognition of his services in that campaign. on the outbreak of the present conflict he was transferred from India, where his regiment was then stationed , to France, and subsequently experienced nearly three years of thrilling warfare on the Western Front, till he was wounded by shrapnel several moths ago. In France he acted as a machine gunner. He is the second son of Mr John Dalziel to make the supreme sacrifice in this war, and other three sons are serving.
Francis Dalziel
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Francis
Surname Dalziel Rank Private
Service no 22718
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 22/04/1889
Date of Death 28/08/1916
Age 27
Parents Son of John and Elizabeth Dalziel (nee Cairns)
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[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 21 September 1916]: Official intimation was received by Miss Dalziel, Pettigrew's Close, on Saturday, that her brother, Private Frank Dalziel, of the Royal Scots, was killed in action on the 28th August. An army chaplain, in the course of a letter breaking the sad news to Miss Dalziel, states that Frank was killed by a shell in the trenches during the last turn of the battalion in the line. His death must have been instantaneous; he was spared pain and suffering. He was buried by his comrades behind the firing line, and a cross was being erected to mark the place. Miss Dalziel had the sympathy of the entire battalion in her great loss, and he prayed that she may know the comfort of God. Private Frank Dalziel, whose father Mr John Dalziel, was at one time a well known pedestrian, and resides in Edinburgh, enlisted about eighteen months ago. He served in the trenches all last winter, and was invalided home in the early spring suffering from frostbite, returning to the front about two months ago. In civil life he was employed as a miner at Smeaton Colliery. Private Dalziel was the youngest of six soldier brothers serving in the Great War, one of whom, Sergeant W. Dalziel, has been permanently disabled as a result of wounds received in action about a year ago.
John L Darling
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Loanhead
First names John Lumsden
Surname Darling
Rank Corporal
Service no 4697
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 12/8/1879
Date of Death 03/08/1916
Age 37
Parents William Darling, carter, and Helen Lumsden
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[Midlothian Journal 11 August 1916]: Information reached Loanhead on Monday night that Private John Darling, Royal Scots, had been killed in action somehwere in France. John had been with the local "Terriers" at the front since the month of November 1914, and was guide, philosopher and friend to many of his young comrades while in the trenches. He was held in high esteem by the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of his company and battalion. Previous to the war he was a miner with the Shotts Iron Company, Ltd., and was an enthusiastic member of the Bowling Club. Much sympathy has been extended to his sister, Mrs Williamson, High Street, whose husband is also serving.
Joseph Briggs Darling
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Joseph Briggs
Surname Darling
Rank Lance Sergeant
Service no 35457
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth 02/06/1880
Date of Death 20/10/1918
Age 38
Parents Son of Andrew and Marion Darling (nee White) Marriage Husband of Minnie Wyse
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William Darling
Memorials Lodge Gorebridge Dundas No 1039
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Surname Darling
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David Davidson
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names David
Surname Davidson
Rank Private
Service no 43712
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/11/1916
Age
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Residence Bellshill
Enlisted Uddingston
CWGC Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 23 November 1916]: Information has been received of the death in action of Private David Davidson, Royal Scots. Private Davidson joined the Scottish Rifles shortly after the outbreak of war, but was later transferred. He is a brother of Mr Hugh Davidson, 101 Victoria Street, Arniston, with whom he resided. In civil life he was an employee of the Arniston Coal Company. Going to the front about two years ago, he participated in much heavy fighting, and was previously wounded but returned to the fighting line about three months ago. Another brother, Thomas Davidson, was lost in the Jutland fight, and a third is at present on active service with the Royal Engineers.
Francis Davidson
Lasswade Parish Church Memorials Polton
First names Francis
Surname Davidson
Rank Private
Service no 19001
Regiment Royal Scots Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 30/06/1889
Date of Death 07/06/1916
Age 26
Parents Eldest son of Frank and Alison Davidson (nee Armstrong)
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Residence Polton
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 September 1916]: Intimation has been received by Mr Frank Davidson, Springfield, Polton, that his eldest son, Pte. Frank Davidson, Royal Scots, has died from wounds received in action. Before the outbreak of war he was employed by Messrs Tod, jun., &Co. (Limited), Springfield Paper Mills, Polton.
James Davidson
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Davidson
Rank Private
Service no 8559
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 21/09/1879
Date of Death 04/06/1915
Age 34
Parents Son of Thomas and Mary Davidson (nee McKenna)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 16 September 1915]: Official intimation was received yesterday by his widowed mother, who resides in Candlework Close, that Private James Davidson (8559), of the KOSB, had been killed in action on 4th June, while serving with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles. He had previously been reported as missing on the same date, and no further word was heard of him until yesterday, when the announcement from the Infantry Record Office, Hamilton, dispelled the last hope which his relatives entertained of ever seeing him again. The deceased, who was 35 years of age and the second son of the late Mr Thomas Davidson, shoemaker, Dalkeith, enlisted shortly after the outbreak of the war, prior to which he was employed as a miner in the Lady Victoria Pit. He was one of four brothers serving King and country in the present great conflict, the others being Driver Charlie Davidson, of the Army Service Corps, who leaves today for the front, where he has been on duty for the past twelve months, after a brief furlough; David Davidson, in the Inniskillen Fusiliers, presently stationed at Londonderry, and George Davidson, who is serving with 28th Royal Scots at Peebles. Two brothers in law are also engaged on military service.
Robert Adam Davidson
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Robert Adam
Surname Davidson
Rank Able Seaman
Service no Clyde Z/5591
Regiment Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Battalion
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 18/08/1895
Date of Death 18/03/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of Robert and Lydia Davidson (nee Miller)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 22 March 1917]: The death took place at Perth Royal Infirmary on Sunday of A.B. Seaman Robert Adams Davidson, of the Royal Naval Division, son of Mr Robert Davidson, Brunton's Close, Dalkeith. The deceased, who was 21 years of age, was wounded on the thigh on 16th February, while serving with the troops in France. he enlisted eighteen months ago at Glasgow, previous to which he was employed as a surfaceman on the North British Railway, in the Millerhill section. The funeral took place from his parent's home to Dalkeith Cemetery yesterday afternoon. As a mark of respect for the memory of their deceased comrade, a party of about twenty bluejackets from Queensferry, each carrying a floral tribute, followed the remains to their last resting-place, and bore the coffin, which was shrouded in the Union Jack, from the hearse to the grave. Thereafter, a bugler sounded "The Last Post."
Thomas Davidson
Memorials Bonnyrigg
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Surname Davidson
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Thomas Davidson
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Thomas
Surname Davidson
Rank Private
Service no S/13225
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Temple
Date of Birth 24/6/1888
Date of Death 02/07/1916
Age 28
Parents Thomas Davidson, coalminer, and Agnes O'Brien
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Enlisted Kirkcaldy
CWGC Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 July 1916]: Private Thomas Davidson, Argyll &Sutherland Highlanders, son of Mr thomas Davidson, Victoria Street, arniston, has died in hospital of desease. He was badly wounded in teh fighting in France in teh autumn of 1915, and on his recovery was drafted out to the Mesopotamia front, where he took part in the fighting, and it was there that he contracted the illness which proved fatal.
Thomas Curran Davidson
Dalkeith Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial) St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas Curran
Surname Davidson Rank Private
Service no 202114
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st/5th Bn.
Place of birth Gowkshill
Date of Birth 23/05/1888
Date of Death 29/07/1918
Age 29
Parents Son of James and Mary Davidson (nee Hunter)
Marriage Husband of Edith May Woolley
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CWGC Oulchy-Le-Chateau Churchyard Extension, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 September 1918]: Mrs Davidson, 33 High Street, has received the sad intimation that her husband, Private Thomas Davidson, K.O.S.B., fell in action on 29th July. The deceased was the youngest son of the late Mr James Davidson, spirit merchant, 43 High Street, and succeeded to his father's business some years ago. He is survived by a widow and three young children.
George Davie
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names George
Surname Davie
Rank Guardsman
Service no
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 3rd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/04/1919
Age
Parents Youngest son of William and Catherine Davie
Marriage Husband of Margaret Beaton
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CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
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James Davie
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names James
Surname Davie
Rank Private
Service no 4109
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 12/09/1895
Date of Death 06/02/1917
Age 21
Parents Only son of John and Jane Davie (nee Brown)
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CWGC Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 March 1917]: Mrs Davie, 39 Lothian Street, Bonnyrigg, has received intimation that her only son, James Davie, has died in hospital of pleurisy. He was 21 years of age, and saw a good deal of service in France with his regiment, the Royal Scots. His father, the late Mr John Scott, was for many years a resident in Bonnyrigg, where he was highly esteemed.
William A Davie
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead Loanhead Cemetery
First names William Andrew
Surname Davie
Rank Private
Service no 18724
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 6/4/1891
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 25
Parents William Davie and Helen Arnott
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead cemetery. Obituary : William A Davie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 March 1917]: Bailie and Mrs Davie, Loanhead, have received official intimation of the death in action of their third son, Lance-Corpl W. A. Davie, Royal Scots, who had been previously reports as missing. He was a banker in Canada when war broke out, and he returned to enlist in the Royal Scots. His apprenticeship was served with British Linen Company at Loanhead, and while there he took a keen interest in bowling, acting as secretary of the Loanhead Club for some years.
George Davies
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names George
Surname Davies
Rank Guardsman
Service no 13991
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 3rd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/04/1919
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CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
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George Davie
Memorials
First names George
Surname Davies
Rank Private
Service no 13991
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 3rd
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 20/04/1919
Age
Parents Check name - Davie or Davies?
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CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
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Gilbert James Dawson
Memorials
First names Gilbert James
Surname Dawson
Rank Sergeant
Service no 11117
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/11/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of Col Sergt T P Dawson
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CWGC Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux
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Timothy Dempsey
Lasswade Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Timothy
Surname Dempsey
Rank Private
Service no S/1719
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Portobello
Date of Birth 05/05/1885
Date of Death 14/07/1916
Age 31
Parents Son of Timothy and Margaret Dempsey (nee Reilly)
Marriage Husband of Mary Catherine Kearns
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John Denholm
Memorials Loanhead
First names John
Surname Denholm
Rank Private
Service no 41332
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 25/5/1880
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age 36
Parents John Denholm, engine keeper, and Catherine Denholm (nee Fraser)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 May 1917]: The death is announced as having occurred in action of John Denholm, who was formerly employed at the Eldin Chemical Works. He was a widower, and resided at Fowler Square, Loanhead.
John Denholm
Newbattle Churchyard Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names John
Surname Denholm
Rank Private
Service no 4735
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 25/05/1890
Date of Death 20/01/1917
Age 26
Parents Son of John and Catherine Denholm (nee Farmer)
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CWGC Newbattle Old Cemetery
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John Steel Dent
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Curling Club St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John Steel
Surname Dent
Rank Private
Service no 34062
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 15/04/1882
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 35
Parents Youngest son of Irving and Jane Dent (nee Abernethy)
Marriage Husband of Jemima Watt Dent, 180 Weir Street, Glasgow
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : John Steel Dent
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 November 1917]: Mrs Dent, 180 Weir Street, Glasgow has received intimation that her husband, Pte. John Dent, Royal Scots, previously reported missing, is now reported killed. He was 35 years of age, the youngest son of Mr Irving Dent, farmer, Ravensneuk, Penicuik, and was previously engaged in business as a butcher in Penicuik.
Robert Johman Dewar
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Roslin Roslin UF Church
First names Robert Johnman
Surname Dewar
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 153rd Bde.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 16/04/1895
Date of Death 05/10/1918
Age 23
Parents Eldest son of Peter and Catherine Crawford Dewar (nee Johnman)
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CWGC Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery, Ypres
Medals DCM
Other information Obituary : Robert Johman Dewar
[Midlothian Journal 18 October 1918]: News has come to hand that Second Lieutenant Robert Dewar, D.C.M., R.F.A., has died from wounds. Lieutentant Dewar joined the Royal Scots Greys in September, 1914, and after winning the D.C.M. received his commission in the R.F.A. Before the war he was an apprentice architect. He was the eldest son of Mr Peter Dewar, late of the Original Hotel here, and now of Aberlady.
George Kinnear Dick
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names George Kinnear
Surname Dick
Rank Private
Service no 5540
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/11/1914
Age
Parents Son of Robert and Euphemia Dick, of Edston Cottages, Peebles
Marriage Husband of M. B. B. Dick, of 73, High St., Innerleithen, Peebles-shire.
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CWGC Boulogne Eastern cemetery
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Other information Obituary : George Kinnear Dick [The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book One]: Died on i6th November 1914, at Boulogne Hospital, France, from wounds received in action, Private George Dick, 2nd Camerons, aged 33, beloved husband of Mary Burton, Peebles, and fifth son of Robert Dick, Edston Cottages, Peebles. Private Dick, whose parents lived at Edston, enlisted in the Cameron Highlanders at the time of the Boer War, when he was 18 years of age, and served with his regiment in South Africa during part of that campaign. He was eight years in all with the Colours, being in the Reserve for the other six years. On the outbreak of war, he was called up with other Reservists, and left Invergordon for the Front on his birthday, 23rd September. Private Dick was employed in March Street Mills for some years, but had gone to work in Damdale Mill just a few weeks before the outbreak of hostilities. While in the Camerons, he won a swimming certificate at Malta, and after the inauguration of the Boy Scout movement he took considerable interest in that organisation. Private Dick was married for five years before his death, and left a widow and three young children, for whom much sympathy was felt. Two of his wife's brothers — Burtons — fell later, and also one of his own brothers — Joseph.
John Dickie
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John
Surname Dickie
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/17474
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 26/03/1889
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age
Parents Son of Henry and Mary Ann Dickie (nee Borrowman)
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals Military Medal
Other information Obituary : John Dickie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 August 1918]: Lance-Corpl. John Dickie, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, reported missing in October last, is now presumed to have died. He was awarded the Military Medal for capturing a "pill-box" stronghold. Before enlisting he was employed in Valleyfield Paper Mill, and his widow and two children reside at 13 Peebles Road, Penicuik.
A J Dickson
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names A J
Surname Dickson
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Adam G Dickson
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Adam G
Surname Dickson
Rank Private
Service no 352464
Regiment Royal Scots Battalion 13th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/10/1918
Age
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Enlisted Penicuik
CWGC Houchin British Cemetery, France
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[Midlothian Journal 18 October 1918]: On Thursday last Private Adam Dickson, Royal Scots, died at a casualty clearing station from the effects of illness contracted on active service. The deceased soldier, who was under 21 years of age, had served for four years, and was wounded in the course of his service. He was the oldest son of Mr and Mrs Adam Dickson, Peebles Road, and was formerly employed in Valleyfield Paper Mills.
James Rae Dickson
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James Rae
Surname Dickson
Rank Private
Service no 34453
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 05/05/1917
Age 24
Parents Only son of Mr and Mrs Robert Dickson, Penicuik
Marriage Husband of Jeannie Monaghan Dickson
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
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CWGC Douai Communal Cemetery, France
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Worked as a slate with his father Robert Dickson. Commemorated on the family headstone at lair L72 in Other information Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : James Rae Dickson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 August 1917]: Pte. James Dickson, Royal Scots, who was once reported missing, is now reported as having died of wounds as a prisoner of war on 5th May. His widow resides at Fetteresk Cottage, Penicuik.
Robert R Dickson
Memorials Penicuik Curling Club
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Surname Dickson
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Thomas Bowie Dingwall
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Thomas Bowie
Surname Dingwall
Rank Private
Service no 48506
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth 14/12/1886
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age 30
Parents Son of James and Jane Dingwall (nee Millar)
Marriage Husband of Charlotte Byers
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CWGC St Julien Dressing Station Cemetery, nr Ypres
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Donald Reid Dixon
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Donald Reid
Surname Dixon
Rank Rifleman
Service no R/6012
Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/07/1915
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CWGC Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 July 1915]: News came to Dalkeith yesterday of a third local man to have sacrificed his life on the field of battle during the past week or so. This was Rifleman Donald Reid Dixon, third son of Mr and Mrs Wm. J. Dixon, White’s Close East, a young lad of considerable promise, who, when, the war broke out was pursuing his studies with the I.S.C. Correspondence School with a view to taking up a responsible position in the coal pits. He enlisted in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps with the second contingent raised by that school, and had been at the front since October. Twenty-three years of age, he was formerly employed at the Lady Victoria Pit.
M Dixon
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names M
Surname Dixon
Rank Private
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Date of Death 1914
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Thomas Chartres Dixon
Memorials West Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas Chartres
Surname Dixon
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Williams Dodds
Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery
First names William
Surname Dodds
Rank Private
Service no S/6030
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/01/1918
Age
Parents Son of William and Agnes Dodds, 38 Restalrig Road, Leith
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William Dodds
Memorials Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Dodds
Rank Private
Service no 41373
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Navan, Ireland
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 30 Parents Son of Alexander and Agnes Dodds (nee Christie)
Marriage Husband of Euphemia Hume
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 24 May 1917]: Word was received on Monday from a Chaplain of the Forces, that Pte. William Dodds, youngest surviving son of Mr Alexander Dodds, insurance agent, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, was killed in action on or about 23rd April. He enlisted about a year ago under the Derby Scheme, and had been in France about three months when he met his death. Deceased, who was thirty years of age, was in civil life an insurance agent with the Britannic Company at Dalkeith, in which capacity his service were much appreciated by his employers. His death will also be deeply mourned by many friends in Dalkeith and district, among whom he was highly esteemed. He leaves a widow and two children, who are presently residing at Selkirk.
Alfred Don
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Alfred
Surname Don
Rank Private
Service no 19004
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 30/12/1893
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Don (nee Thomson)
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Residence Edinburgh
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George McPherson Douglas
Memorials Cranston
First names George McPherson
Surname Douglas
Rank Private
Service no S/11914
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth Walkerburn
Date of Birth 03/12/1883
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of Thomas and Joan Douglas (nee McPherson)
Marriage Husband of Janet 'Jessie' Watson Lugton
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CWGC Point-Du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies
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[Midlothian Journal 11 May 1917]: Private Geo. Douglas, A. and S. H., whose wife resides at Lion’s Gate, Prestonhall, has been killed in action. He joined his old regiment at the outbreak of war and crossed to France in August 1914, being previously employed as a policy worker with Mr Callender of Prestonhall. [The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Books IV and V: Landward Parishes]: Killed in action on Monday, the 9th April, 1917, George McPherson Douglas, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, beloved husband of Jessie Watson Lugton, Lion's Gate, Ford, Midlothian, and dearly loved second son of the late Thomas Douglas, baker, Innerleithen, and Mrs Douglas, Morningside, Innerleithen. He was killed after getting over the parapet going in a charge at the battle of Arras. The Chaplain said he was a faithful servant and was very brave. Official intimation received by Mrs Douglas, Morningside, that her son, Private George M. Douglas, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was killed in action in France, on the 9th April. Private Douglas had just completed his time as a reservist when war broke out, but rejoined the colours under the Derby scheme and was called up with his class in April, 1916, going to France in July. While in the reserve he was employed in Glen gardens. After he married he was employed as gardener and lodge-keeper at Preston Hall, Pathhead, Ford. He was 33 years of age.
John George Douglas
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery
First names John George
Surname Douglas
Rank Private
Service no 42547
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 09/07/1897
Date of Death 10/11/1916
Age 19
Parents Son of Abram and Isabella J Douglas (nee Weddell)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 November 1916]: By the death of Private Jack Douglas, second son of Mr Abram Douglas J.P., Hazelbank House, who was killed in the Somme battle on 10th November, another young and promising life has been cut short. He enlisted in the 9th Royal Scots in April 1915, and being anxious to see service abroad, transferred, with some of his friends, to the Machine Gun Corps in June last. He was asked to apply for a commission in the 8th Royal Scots but declined to do so, preferring to wait until he had some experience of active service. Private Douglas, who was 19 years of age, received his education at Mrs Ames’ School, Eskbank and St Mary’s School Melrose, and latterly at the Edinburgh Academy. He was, along with four others, instantaneously killed by the explosion of a German shell. The circumstances under which Private Douglas met his death are described in a letter sent by a comrade to Mr and Mrs Douglas. The writer states that the Huns were directing artillery fire on some batteries and some of the shells falling short into the trench, one of them must have landed on top of the dug out occupied by Pte Douglas and his comrades, completely demolishing it. Jack, the writer continues, was in my team ever since he joined this company, and was the most cheerful and willing chap that any one could wish to meet. He proved him self a splendid soldier, was the steadiest man on the team under shell fire, and if any of us felt queer in the trenches he would volunteer to take our place no matter how hard the Huns were shelling. An elder brother of Private Douglas, second Lieutenant Abram Douglas was wounded in July and is still in hospital.
Thomas Douglas
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names Thomas
Surname Douglas
Rank Private
Service no 4639
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/02/1915
Age 19
Parents Foster son of Joseph and Isabella Douglas, 23 The Square, Newtongrange
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CWGC Sailly-Sur-La-Lys Churchyard, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser, 4th March 1915]: The sad intelligence has been conveyed to Mrs Douglas, 23 The Square, that her son, Thomas, who was barely, 19 years of age, has been shot in action in France. A touching letter has been sent to Mrs Douglas by Lieut. J S Pringle, in the course of which he writes: "Your son Thomas, was shot on Tuesday evening about 5pm, and died in hospital this (24th ult.) morning at 7.45 am. He was hit in the head by a bullet while he was at his post in the trenches. He suffered no pain, and he was unconscious from the moment he was hit until he died, the bullet having entered his brain. Poor fellow, I feel, and all the company feel, his loss very much, he was always so ready to do his duty and always so cheerful over it. At the moment he was struck he was singing a song. It is men such as he was that makes us feel certain of victory, but makes us feel the price those at home have to pay for it. I feel very much for you, and you have my deepest sympathy in your loss. From what I know of the boy as a soldier, I feel sure he must have been a very dear son to you. He is to be buried at Sailly by a Protestant clergyman, and two of his chums have been granted leave to attend the funeral.
A S Downie Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Alexander Smith
Surname Downie
Rank Private
Service no S/27545
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th
Place of birth Straiton, Ayrshire
Date of Birth 16/12/1897
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 29
Parents McEwan Downie, gamekeeper, and Isabella Watson
Marriage Annie Young
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 20 December 1917]: Mrs Downie, 18 High Street, Musselburgh, has been notified that her husband, Private Alexander S. Downie, Cameron Highlanders, is missing. He is 30 years of age, and was a gardener before enlisting. His home address was 5 New Hunterfield, Gorebridge.
David Downie
Memorials Loanhead
First names David
Surname Downie
Rank Private
Service no S/22107
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 5/8/1883
Date of Death 23/03/1918
Age 34
Parents Hugh Downie, shoemaker, and Jane Miller
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George Downie
Memorials Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd
First names George
Surname Downie
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James Downie
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname Downie
Rank Private
Service no 17098
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
Parents
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Residence Arniston
Enlisted Airdrie
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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John Alexander Downie
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names John Alexander
Surname Downie
Rank Private
Service no S/40461
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 19/10/1878
Date of Death 27/10/1917
Age 39
Parents Son of James and Barbara Downie (nee Steel)
Marriage Husband of Alice Hood Downie, 16 Waverley Place, Edinburgh
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CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Peter Drylie
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580
First names Peter
Surname Drylie
Rank Private
Service no 273195
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th
Place of birth Beath
Date of Birth 17/8/1894
Date of Death 27/03/1918
Age 23
Parents Peter Drylie, coalminer, and Ann McFedries
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Enlisted CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Peter Drylie also served in the Lothian and Border Horse. He is commemorated on the family headstone in Other information Loanhead cemetery. The headstone incorrectly states that he was buried in Dernancourt cemetery but in fact his body was never found. He is recorded on the Pozières Memorial to the Missing.
Alexander Drysdale
Memorials Cranston
First names Alexander
Surname Drysdale
Rank Private
Service no 353525
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age
Parents William and Isabella Drysdale, 4 Northfield Cottages, Cranstoun
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Thomas Drysdale
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Robert Drysdale
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Drysdale
Rank Private
Service no 11736
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Pinkiehill, Parish of Inveresk
Date of Birth 14/07/1891
Date of Death 10/05/1915
Age 23
Parents Son of Alexander and Margaret Drysdale, Port Lodge, Newbattle
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CWGC Choques Military Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : Robert Drysdale
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 June 1915]: Private Robert Drysdale, 1st Scots Guards, son of Mrs Drysdale, Park Lodge, Newbattle, has fallen on the field of battle in France and yielded his young and promising life for king and country. He was severely wounded in action and removed to hospital, where he died twenty-four hours after admission. He served his time as a forester on the estate of Newbattle, and then furthered his experience by a two years' attendance at the School of Forestry at Gloucester. When war was declared he was fulfilling an appointment on the Munro-Ferguson estate of Novar, Ross-shire. He was 24 years of age.
Thomas B Drysdale
Memorials Cranston
First names Thomas B
Surname Drysdale
Rank Private
Service no 353541
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 24/03/1918
Age
Parents William and Isabella Drysdale, 4 Northfield Cottages, Cranstoun
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Drysdale
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Henry Hubert Dugger
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Henry Hubbert
Surname Dugger
Rank Private
Service no 511889
Regiment London Regiment (London Scottish)
Battalion 1st/14th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/09/1916
Age 30
Parents Son of George and Georgina Dugger, 96 Victoria Mansions, South Lambeth Rd, London
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George Duncan
Memorials Cranston
First names George
Surname Duncan
Rank Private
Service no S/15555
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/09/1915
Age 20
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CWGC Ninth Avenue Cemetery, Haisnes
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Other information Obituary : George Duncan
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 15 October 1915]: Information reached Whitburgh Mains on the morning of 6th October that Private Geo. Duncan, Cameron Highlanders, aged twenty years, had been killed in action at Loos. The letter was from Captain Dallas, Duncan's commanding officer. Three days afterwards Private Duncan's parents received from the officer the deceased belongings, including several letters and his Bible, taken from his pockets before he was buried.
James Duncan
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names James
Surname Duncan
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John Duncan
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Duncan
Rank Private
Service no 7557
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/04/1916
Age 26
Parents Son of Archibald and Janet Smith Duncan, 58 High Street, Dalkeith
Marriage
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Residence Dalkeith
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William Bruce Duncan
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names William Bruce
Surname Duncan
Rank Private
Service no 4275
Regiment Australian Cyclist Corps
Battalion 2nd Cyclist Bn
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 05/03/1895
Date of Death 21/11/1917
Age 22
Parents Second son of Thomas and Jean Duncan (nee Bruce)
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Other information Native of Dalkeith. Obituary : William Bruce Duncan
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 November 1917]: The death is announced as having occurred on 21st November, from wounds received in action, of Pte. Wm. Bruce Duncan, Australians. The deceased, who emigrated to Australia some six or seven years ago, was the second son of the late Mr Thomas Duncan, bootmaker, Dalkeith, and of Mrs Duncan, 16 Saville Terrace, Edinburgh.
J Duncanson
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names James
Surname Duncanson
Rank Private
Service no 43117
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/11/1916
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W Duncanson
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names William
Surname Duncanson
Rank Private
Service no 57351
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 18th (Glasgow Yeomanry)
Place of birth Spott
Date of Birth 31 July 1899
Date of Death 06/09/1918
Age 19
Parents Alex Duncanson and Margaret Scott
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CWGC Croix-Rouge Military Cemetery, Quaedypre
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Henry Lancaster Nevill Dundas
Memorials
First names Henry Lancaster Nevill
Surname Dundas
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/09/1918
Age
Parents Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nevill Dundas, of "Redhall," Slateford, Midlothian.
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CWGC Not known
Medals Military Cross and Bar
Other information Buried at Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France.
Kenneth Robert Dundas
Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Kenneth Robert
Surname Dundas
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve 'Anson' Btn
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/08/1915
Age 33
Parents Fourth son of Charles Saunders Dundas, 6th Viscount Melville of Melville Castle
Marriage Husband of Anne Claudia Whalley
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Other information Obituary : Kenneth Robert Dundas
[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 August 1915]: Wide spread regret was expressed yesterday on the announcement on the death, which took place at the Dardanelles on August 7, of Lieutenant the Hon. Kenneth Robert Dundas, fourth son of the Viscount Melville of Melville Castle, Lasswade. Their Majesties the King and Queen sent a telegram of sympathy to lord Melville yesterday forenoon. Lieut. Dundas was attached to the Anson battalion of the R.N.V.R., was born in May 1882. He was educated in Germany and Norway. He was employed in the Colonial Civil Service, and in 1904 was appointed Assistant Collector in British East Africa under the Foreign Office, and four years later was made District Commissioner. He acted as political officer to the Nandi Field Force in 1906, and received a medal and clasp for his services. His interest in native tribes and customs was evinced by various articles which he wrote, and which were published chiefly by the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. The most notable of these was his book on “The Wawanga and other Tribes of the Elgon District of British East Africa.” Since his return to the country he had begun another work as a result of his recent research. He was having five months’ leave, but determined to offer his services to the cause of Great Britain and her Allies, and was accordingly granted a commission in the Royal Navy, and he went out to the Dardanelles about two months ago. The deceased had varied interests. His reactions were big game shooting, anthropology, photography and engineering. He was especially skilled in the latter science, in which he had received special training at Christiana, where he went after a brilliant college course at Johaneum Hamburg. Many of the trophies he secured during big game shooting are hung in the hall of Melville Castle. In 1909 Lieutenant Dundas married Anne Claudia Whalley youngest daughter of the late Captain C.E Foot, R.N., and with their only son Claude Melville, they were for some time at Melville Castle at Easter.
A Dunlop
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names A
Surname Dunlop
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David Dunlop
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names David Strachan
Surname Dunlop
Rank Private
Service no 2060
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 30/01/1895
Date of Death 26/08/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of James and Jessie Dunlop (nee Kirkwood)
Marriage
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CWGC Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta
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Other information Obituary : David Dunlop
[Dalkeith Advertiser 16 September 1915]: Word has been received to the effect that David Dunlop, R.A.M.C., who formerly resided at Glebe, Penicuik, died in a military hospital on 25th August. He enlisted on the outbreak of war, when he was employed with St Cuthbert’s Co-operative Association, Edinburgh. He was 20 years of age.
Henry Hastings Dunlop
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Henry Hastings
Surname Dunlop
Rank Corporal
Service no 18147
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 06/10/1889
Date of Death 28/04/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of James and Jessie Dunlop (nee Kirkwood)
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Harry Dunlop worked at Valleyfield papermill and played football with Penicuik Juniors. He enlisted in 1914 Other information and was wounded before returning to the front. He was posted missing in April 1917 and his death confirmed the following March.
Ian Campbell Dunn
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Penicuik Curling Club
First names Ian Campbell
Surname Dunn
Rank Private
Service no S/9105
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Melrose
Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/01/1916
Age
Parents Son of Ralph Dunn, banker, and Agnes R Campbell
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CWGC Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
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Other information Obituary : Ian Campbell Dunn [Midlothian Journal 11 February 1916]: Another member of the community has made the supreme sacrifice in the person of Private Ian C. Dunn, of the 1st Seaforth Highlanders, who has been officially reported killed in Mesopotamia on the 24th of January. Private Dunn, who was 27 years of age, was the younger son of Mr Ralph Dunn, Bellvue, Gorebridge, and lately Town Clerk of Melrose. Private Dunn, who had seen service in France, had not been long in the Persian Gulf campaign. The deceased soldier was educated at St Mary's, Melrose, and the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and is the fourth member of the East U. F. Church Roll to have fallen in action.
Archibald Bald Durie
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names Archibald Bald
Surname Durie
Rank Private
Service no 353538
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th Bn.
Place of birth Maulsford, Parish of Newton
Date of Birth 03/06/1893
Date of Death 07/12/1917
Age 24
Parents Son of Robert and Elizabeth Durie
Marriage
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Residence Danderhall
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CWGC Grevillers British Cemetery, France
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James Durie
Memorials Loanhead
First names James Spittal
Surname Durie
Rank Private
Service no 52285
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/7th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 23/7/1898
Date of Death 22/09/1918
Age 21
Parents Gilbert Durie, coal miner, and Isabella Spittal
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CWGC Sunken Road Cemetery, Boisleux-St Marc, France
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Other information James Durie was a miner with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company.
Andrew Durward
Broomieknowe Golf Club Memorials Ford United Free Church
First names Andrew
Surname Durward
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/10/1918
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs Robert Durward, 4 Graham Street, Edinburgh
Marriage Family casualties
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CWGC Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals Military Cross
Other information Obituary : Andrew Durward
[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 October 1918]: Mrs James Baxter received on Tuesday night the sad news of the death of her nephew, Captain Andrew B. Durward, Royal Scots. Enlisting as a private in 1915, he received a commission a year later, and went to France, where soon afterwards he was wounded. After recovery he was sent to the Front again. The deceased officer was 30 years of age, was by profession a teacher and before enlistment was on the staff of Moray House School. All the family are well known in the village. Both his brothers are in uniform. His mother and sisters reside at 4 Graham Street, Edinburgh, and the sympathy of all friends is being extended to them in their bereavement.
William M Dyer
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William M
Surname Dyer
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 332071
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Fauldhouse
Date of Birth 25/11/1890
Date of Death 02/12/1917
Age 27
Parents Joseph Dyer, coalminer, and Agnes Findlay
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CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information William M Dyer was a tanner and hide inspector in Glasgow.
Robert Easton
Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names Robert
Surname Easton
Rank Gunner
Service no 11005
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 6th Siege Bty.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/03/1915
Age 37
Parents Son of Robert and Janet Easton
Marriage Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Merville Communal Cemetery, France
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Andrew Elder
Lasswade Memorials Lasswade Parish Church
First names Andrew
Surname Elder
Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service no 285914
Regiment Royal Navy
Battalion (RFR/CH/B/6127) Hood Bn. R.N. Div
Place of birth Lossiemouth
Date of Birth 10/09/1877
Date of Death 04/06/1915
Age 37
Parents Son of Adam and Jessie Elder (nee Stewart)
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CWGC Helles Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli
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Alexander Cameron Ellacott
Bonnyrigg Memorials Bonnyrigg Parish Church
First names Alexander Cameron
Surname Ellacott
Rank Private
Service no 31818
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion
Place of birth Newbattle
Date of Birth 30/08/1896
Date of Death 06/10/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of William and Margaret Ellacott (née Cameron)
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CWGC Poelcapelle British Cemetery, nr Ypres
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Other information Obituary : Alexander Cameron Ellacott
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 19 October 1917]: Word has been received that Private Alexander Ellacott, son of Mr Wm. Ellacott, County District Road Surveyor, Mayfield, has been killed inaction.
Hans Ernst
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Hans Christian
Surname Ernst
Rank Sergeant
Service no 7920
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th Place of birth Denmark
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/10/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage Margaret Vincent
Family casualties
Residence Leith
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Awarded DCM in September 1916
William Erskine
Memorials Loanhead
First names William
Surname Erskine
Rank Private
Service no 63897
Regiment King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Battalion 2nd/4th
Place of birth Liberton
Date of Birth 24/4/1883
Date of Death 15/09/1918
Age 35
Parents Alexander Erskine, carter, and Margaret Hill
Marriage Effie Kate Galloway
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Enlisted
CWGC Ruyaulcourt Military Cemetery, France
Medals
William Erskine was a carter at Limekilns before becoming a regular soldier in 1908. He was a widower and Other information left four children.
Cossar Smith Ewart
Memorials St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik
First names Cossar Smith
Surname Ewart
Rank Private
Service no 282B
Regiment Australian Machine Gun Corps
Battalion 12th Coy
Place of birth Queensland
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/08/1917
Age
Parents Son of Robert and Jane Ferguson Ewart (nee Hunter)
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CWGC Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
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[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 21 Sept 1917]: Gunner Cossar Smith Ewart, Australians, who has been killed in action, was a son of Mr Robert Ewart, Brisbane, Queensland, and nephew of Professor Cossar Ewart. the deceased soldier, who was 28 years of age, visited Penicuik last year, and called upon friends and relatives of his father and mother, who both belonged to the district. Mr Robert Ewart will be remembered as the popular quarter-master-sergeant of the local volunteers before emigrating to Queensland.
David Ewart
Memorials Penicuik First names David
Surname Ewart
Rank Private
Service no 11258
Regiment Otago Regt, NZEF
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Lanark
Date of Birth 08/05/1888
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 28
Parents Son of David and Elizabeth Ewart (nee Ireland)
Marriage
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CWGC Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France
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James Ewart
Memorials Glencorse Cemetery
First names James
Surname Ewart
Rank Private
Service no 7748
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/09/1914
Age
Parents
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Residence
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CWGC Glencorse Cemetery
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Other information Buried at lair D48 New Glencorse Cemetery. Obituary : James Ewart
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 25 September 1914]: On Monday afternoon the funeral took place to Glencorse Cemetery of Private James Ewart (37), who died of pneumonia in the hospital of the depot, Royal Scots, after nine days' illness. A native of the West of Scotland, Ewart was a time-expired soldier, having already served twelve years with the Royal Scots, when he responded to the call for men, and rejoined the colours. He was on his way to the front, when he was invalided to the depot, and he died on Saturday. On his death-bed he gave an address in Glasgow as the residence of relatives, but no relative was present at the funeral. He was interred with military honours, the firing party being composed of depot soldiers, whilst following the hearse were a large detachment of recruits of the new Army. The whole were under the command of Captain W. C. Bunbury. At the grave a service was conducted by Rev. Father Wood, and the ceremony was concluded with the sounding of the "Last Post."
James Ewing
Memorials Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Ewing
Rank Private
Service no S/9371
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 02/03/1881
Date of Death 29/04/1916
Age 35
Parents Third son of James and Martha Ewing (nee Cowie)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William Ewing kia 27/5/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing Medals
Other information Obituary : James Ewing
[Dalkeith Advertiser 25 May 1916]: Mr Jas. Ewing, Muirpark, Dalkeith has received official notification that his son, Private James Ewing, was killed in action on 29th April. The deceased, who was 35 years of age, was formerly employed as a miner with the Arniston Coal Company, and was much esteemed by his fellow workers. In June of last year he responded to his country's call by enlisting in the Black Watch, with which regiment he had been at the front for some time. Two brothers of the deceased are also serving in the Army.
William Ewing
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names William
Surname Ewing
Rank Private
Service no 330230
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 13/09/1888
Date of Death 27/05/1917
Age 29
Parents Fifth son of James and Martha Ewing (nee Cowie)
Marriage Husband of Katie Brown
Family casualties Brother of James Ewing kia 29/4/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Ewing
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 June 1917]: Mrs Ewing, Miller’s Close has received intimation that her husband, Private William Ewing, Royal Scots, has made the supreme sacrifice while serving with his regiment on the Western Front. The sad news was communicated by an officer, who writes: - “He was killed along with others, quite instantaneously, by a shell in a forward post of our line on 27th May. Your husband was in the Lewis Gun Section, and always did his work well and thoroughly. He was a brave and dutiful soldier, courageous in the face of danger, willing and uncomplaining in his work. We miss greatly such men as he was, for they are valuable to their battalion and to their country. I liked him well, and it is with sincere regret and general sympathy that I send you this news. I trust that the knowledge that he died bravely for his country as a British soldier will help you to endure your sorrow.” Private Ewing, who was 28 years of age, was the fifth son of Mr and Mrs Ewing, Muirpark. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of the war, and had been in France since March last. Deep sympathy is felt for his parents and for his widow and two children in their great loss. An elder brother, James, was killed in action in April 1916, while serving with the Black Watch.
George Fair
Memorials Newtongrange
First names George
Surname Fair
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 30608
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/04/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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Richard Fairbairn
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Richard
Surname Fairbairn Rank Lance Corporal
Service no D/12884
Regiment Dragoon Guards
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 17/10/1894
Date of Death 15/09/1918
Age 23
Parents Second on of Alexander and Francis 'Fanny' Fairbairn (nee McQueen)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery
Medals
Other information
Tom Falconer
Dalkeith Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Rosewell St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas Young
Surname Falconer
Rank Private
Service no 19764
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Ravenstone, Parish of Glasserton
Date of Birth 07/07/1890
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 25
Parents Son of William and Isabella Falconer (nee Rennie)
Marriage
Family casualties
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CWGC London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
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Other information Obituary : Tom Falconer
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 August 1916]: Intimation has been received by Mr and Mrs Falconer, The Gardens, Woodburn, Dalkeith, that their only son, Private T. Falconer, Royal Scots, was killed in action on 1st July, 1916. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war and has been in France for eight months, where he has seen a good deal of hard fighting. Previous to joining the colours, Tom Falconer was employed as plumber to the Lothian Coal Company at Whitehill Colliery, Rosewell. He was well known in Dalkeith, having served his apprenticeship with Mr Hart, plumber.
William James Falside
Howgate Church Memorials Penicuik
First names William James
Surname Falside
Rank Chaplain
Service no
Regiment Army Chaplains' Dept
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/10/1918
Age 35
Parents Son of Rev John T and Elizabeth Semple Falside, United Free Manse, Davington, Eskdailmuir
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Faenza Communal Cemetery, Italy
Medals Other information Obituary : William James Falside
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 October 1918]: News reached Penicuik on Sunday of the death of the Rev. W. Falside in Italy on 6th inst. He was son a son of the late Rev. John T. Falside Eskdalemuir, and passed through Glasgow University with Distinction. He acted as assistant at Dundee and Alloa and in October 1911 was ordained minister of the U.F. Church, Howgate, Penicuik. In January 1916 he enlisted as a private in the R.A.M.C., and saw service in East and West Africa. In the beginning of this year he received his commission as chaplain, and as such served for eight months in Ireland. He preached in Howgate Church three weeks ago before proceeding abroad to take up duty and on the way he became ill with influenza, which developed into pneumonia. Two brothers were killed on service with the King’s Own Scottish Borders.
James Farrell
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Farrell
Rank Private
Service no 5447
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/10/1914
Age 30
Parents Son of John and Anne Dunn Farrell, The Wicket, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Other information Obituary : James Farrell
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 November 1915]: Mrs Farrell, Travellers' Rest, Dalkeith, has received word from the Scots Guards Record Office, Buckingham Gate, London, that her son, Private James Farrell, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards (no. 5447), who was reported missing in October 1914, has now been reported as killed in action in the field, on 24th October 1914 ... At the outbreak of the war, Private Farrell was employed at Smeaton Colliery, and was a reservist with two years of his time unexpired. He left home on 4th August, and sailed for France on 15th September.
Matthew Farrell
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Matthew
Surname Farrell
Rank Private
Service no 7327
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/03/1915
Age 35
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 April 1915]: We regret to announce the death of Private M. Farrell (7327), 2nd Scottish rifles, who has been officially reported as having been killed in action at Neuve Chapelle on 10th March. He was an old soldier, his former regiment being the A.& S. Highlanders. After nine years'service in India, he joined the National Reserve. Private farrell, who was 35 years of age, was a native of Pathhead. he leaves a widow and four children. in the early stages of the war Mrs Farrell resided for some time with her mother, Mrs Fitzgerlad, Tolbooth Close.
D A Finlay
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names David Alexander Allan Surname Finlay
Rank Private
Service no 250931
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 10/12/1888
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age
Parents Son of Allan and Marion Finlay (nee McRae)
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Residence Roslin
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CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
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[Midlothian Journal 16 November 1917]: Private Alex. Finlay, Royal Scots, was reported missing some time ago. This week official information has arrived that he was killed in action in August. Private Finlay was a grocer to trade, and served his apprenticeship with Mr Judge.
Alexander Dunlop Finlayson
Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names Alexander Dunlop
Surname Finlayson
Rank Lance Sergeant
Service no 3054
Regiment London Regiment
Battalion 1st/7th
Place of birth Castlelaw farm, West Linton
Date of Birth 2/3/1896
Date of Death 07/10/1916
Age
Parents Peter Finlayson, farmer, and Margaret Lockie
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Alex Finlayson was educated at Coulter Parish School and Biggar Higher Grade School. He joined the Post Office, but suffered from defective eyesight and moved to work for a secretarial company in London. He Other information enlisted on 6 October 1914 and fought at the battle of Loos. He was killed leading his platoon in an attack on the Butte-de-Warlencourt on the Somme. He is commemorated on his uncle and aunt's headstone in Loanhead cemetery.
Alexander Scott Fisher
Memorials Ford United Free Church
First names Alexander Scott
Surname Fisher
Rank Ordinary Seaman
Service no Bristol Z/2260
Regiment Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/01/1918
Age 29
Parents Son of Samuel and Emma Fisher, Oldbury-upon-Severn
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Oldbury-upon-Severn (St Alrida) Churchyard
Medals Other information Obituary : Alexander Scott Fisher
[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 February 1918]: Mrs Fisher, Pathhead, has had intimation that her son, Alexander Scott Fisher, 29 years of age, has been killed at sea. His wife and young family reside in Dundee. He had been fourteen years in the Navy.
Tom Fisher
Crichton Collegiate Church Memorials Ford United Free Church
First names Thomas Carlyle
Surname Fisher
Rank Private
Service no 11832
Regiment Tank Corps
Battalion Depot
Place of birth Hopefield farm, nr Haddington
Date of Birth 29/8/1899
Date of Death 25/11/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Thomas Fisher, farmer, and Helen Fisher (nee Scott)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Limerick (King's Island) Military Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : Tom Fisher
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 November 1918]: Mrs Fisher, Pathhead, was notified the other day that her son, Private Tom Fisher, was seriously ill in Limerick Hospital, Ireland, and although only recovering from an attack of influenza she at once set out on the long journey to see him. On arrival she found him quite conscious, but on Monday a telegram arrived to say he had passed away, the cause of death being pneumonia. Tom was a lad of bright disposition, and many friends in the village now mourn his loss ... the elder brother of the deceased, Alec, met his death in a British submarine about a year ago.
Charles Flynn
Crichton Collegiate Church Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Charles
Surname Flynn
Rank Private
Service no 9815
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Stoneypath, Whittingham
Date of Birth 09/12/1895
Date of Death 10/08/1916
Age 20
Parents Son of Charles and Catherine Flynn (nee Sloan)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Flynn kia 17/9/1916 and William Flynn 6/11/1917
Residence Pathhead
Enlisted
CWGC Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport
Medals
Other information Obituary : Charles Flynn
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 October 1916]: Mr Charles Flynn, ploughman, Crichton Mains, has received official notice of the death of his son, Private Charles Flynn, Cameron Highlanders, who died of wounds in a French hospital. He was severely wounded in the "big push" recently. The deceased has other three brothers serving.
John Flynn
Crichton Collegiate Church Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Flynn
Rank Private
Service no 40092 Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th Bn.
Place of birth Stoneypath, Whittingham
Date of Birth 22/01/1897
Date of Death 17/09/1916
Age 19
Parents Son of Charles and Catherine Flynn (nee Sloan)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Charles Flynn died 10/8/1916 and William Flynn died 7/11/1917
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted
CWGC Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Flynn
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 October 1916]: The sympathy of the whole district goes out at this time to Mr and Mrs Charles Flynn, Crichton Mains, who on Sunday morning received the sad intelligence of the death of their youngest son, Private John Flynn, Royal Scots, who died from wounds in an English hospital. It is only a month since he went across to France. He enlisted two years ago, and was just 19 years of age. His brother, James, of the same regiment, was wounded at the same time, but, fortunately, his wounds are slight. It is only two months since another son, Charlie, of the Camerons, died in France from wounds received in action.
William Flynn
Crichton Collegiate Church Memorials Roslin UF Church St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Flynn
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 345174
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 14th Bn.
Place of birth Humbie
Date of Birth 15/03/1887
Date of Death 07/11/1917
Age 30
Parents Son of Charles and Catherine Flynn (nee Sloan)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Flynn died 17/9/1916 and Charlie Flynn died 10/8/1916
Residence
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CWGC Beersheba War Cemetery, Palestine
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 22 November 1917]: Mr and Mrs Flynn, Wester Cowden, have received information from the War Office that their eldest son, Lce.-Corpl. William Flynn, aged 30 years, has died from wounds in Palestine on 6th November. Corpl. Flynn enlisted in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry on the outbreak of the war, and was afterwards attached to the Black Watch. Mr Flynn had two sons killed in France in 1916, and his fourth son has been wounded and expects to rejoin his regiment soon. Corporal Flynn was a native of Crichton parish.
Richard Foggo
Memorials West Church, Dalkeith
First names Richard
Surname Foggo
Rank Private
Service no 2810B
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 30/07/1918
Age 31
Parents Eldest son of Robert and Marion Foggo, Park Road, Milnthorpe (formerly Dalkeith)
Marriage Husband of Elizabeth B Foggo, Swan Reach, Murray River, Australia
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Medals
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George Howden Forbes
Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names George Howden
Surname Forbes
Rank Drummer
Service no 330126
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Lawfield, Parish of Newbattle
Date of Birth 26/07/1898
Date of Death 28/05/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Alexander and Isabella Forbes (nee Howden)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Duisans British Cemetery, Étrun, France
Medals
Doddy Forbes worked at Lingerwood pit and joined the army at the age of 15. He was killed by a shell at Other information Arras. His family later emigrated to Australia. Obituary : George Howden Forbes
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 June 1918]: Mr and Mrs Alexander Forbes, 18 First Street, have received the sad intelligence that their son, Drummer George Forbes, has made the supreme sacrifice for his country. The news was contained in letters from his lieutenant and chaplain. Drummer Forbes was mobilised with the Royal Scots Territorials at the outbreak of war. He was 19 years of age and in civil life was a bottomer in Lingerwood Pit. The sympathy of the community is with his parents at this trying time.
William Forrest
Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names William
Surname Forrest
Rank Pioneer
Service no 123281
Regiment Labour Battalion, Royal Engineers, transferred to 292674 705th Company, Labour Corps
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 17/11/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Premont British Cemetery, France
Medals
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Alexander Robertson Forsyth
Memorials Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club
First names Alexander Robertson
Surname Forsyth
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 352740
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 31/10/1887 Date of Death 22/03/1918
Age 30
Parents Son of Alexander and Jane Forsyth (nee Samuel)
Marriage Husband of Jean Easton
Family casualties Brother of William Forsyth kia 13/5/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
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Andrew Alexander Forsyth
Dalkeith Memorials St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names Andrew Alexander
Surname Forsyth
Rank Second Lieutentant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th attd 9th
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 25/11/1885
Date of Death 12/10/1918
Age 32
Parents Son of Andrew and Jane Forsyth (nee Grant)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Canadian Cemetery No 2, Neuville-St Vaast, France
Medals
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William Gill Forsyth
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Newbattle Parish Church
First names William Gill
Surname Forsyth
Rank Private
Service no 68607 formerly 4709
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 25th Coy.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 27/03/1892
Date of Death 31/07/1917
Age 25
Parents Son of William and Jane Ann Forsyth (nee McKidd)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Gill Forsyth
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 August 1917]: Mrs Forsyth, Esk Place, received official word on Monday morning that her husband, Private William Forsyth, of the Machine Gun Corps, had fallen in action on the 31st July. The deceased, who was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs William Forsyth, Buccleuch Street, was 25 years of age, and his bright and cheerful disposition won him many friends both in civil and military life. He enlisted in the Royal Scots, but subsequently transferred to the Machine Gun Corps, with which he had been serving in France for the past six months. Before joining the Army he was in the employment of Mr John Hamilton, butcher. Deep sympathy is being expressed with his parents, widow, and two young children.
William James Samuel Forsyth Memorials Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club
First names William James Samuel
Surname Forsyth
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 16/08/1889
Date of Death 13/05/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of Alexander and Jane Forsyth (née Samuel)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Forsyth died 22/3/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Orchard Dump cemetery, Arleux-en-Gohelle
Medals
Other information Obituary : William James Samuel Forsyth
[THE SCOTSMAN 17 May 1917]: Sec. Lt. WJS Forsyth, KOSB (killed), was the son of Mr alexander Forsyth, 88 Blackford Avenue, Edinburgh. He was formerly a sergeant in the Royal Scots, and was nearly a year with them at the front, where he took part in a good deal of fighting, including the attacks on Ypres. Following that he got his discharge, but after a time he rejoined and got a commission in the King's Own Scottish Borderers. In private life he was on the staff of the sun Insurance Office, Edinburgh.
George Miekle Fortune
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names George Miekle
Surname Fortune
Rank Rifleman
Service no S/26519
Regiment Rifle Brigade
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/12/1917
Age 31
Parents
Marriage Husband of Amelia Fortune, 162 Elderfield Road, Clapton
Family casualties
Residence Clapton
Enlisted Hackney
CWGC Perth Cemetery (China Wall), nr Ypres
Medals
Other information George Fortune worked in the London offices of Alex Cowans and Sons, paper manufacturer.
John Bruce Fortune
Memorials
First names John Bruce
Surname Fortune
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/6928
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/02/1916
Age 30
Parents Son of John and Margaret Fortune, Airdrie
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt
Medals Other information John Fortune is commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen cemetery.
James G Foster
Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery Memorials Rosewell
First names James G
Surname Foster
Rank Lance Sergeant
Service no 16558
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/07/1916
Age 22
Parents Son of William Foster and Euphemia Grindlay, Gorton Cottage, Lasswade
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Lasswade
Enlisted
CWGC Vermelles British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Hawthornden Cemetery. Obituary : James G Foster
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 August 1916]: The death is announced as having occurred in action, on 4th July, of Lance-Sergeant James Foster (16558), of the Royal Scots. The deceased, who was 22 years of age, was the son of Mr William Foster, Gorton Cottage, Lasswade. He was the representative of the Lothians Miners' Federation at Whitehill Colliery.
L Foster
Memorials Dalkeith
First names L
Surname Foster
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
John James Foulis
Memorials Penicuik
First names John James
Surname Foulis
Rank Private
Service no S/15212
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 8th/10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/02/1917
Age 39
Parents Second son of Mr and Mrs James Foulis, Penicuik Marriage Husband of Hilda Foulis, 55 Fieldway, Wavertree, Liverpool
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Liverpool
CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Medals
John J Foulis a member of the Penicuik Volunteers and a prize-winning riflesman. He moved to Liverpool for Other information business around 1905. Obituary : John James Foulis
[Dalkeith Advertiser 22 February 1917]: Information has reached Penicuik of the death of Private John Foulis, Gordons, who died of pneumonia contracted in the trenches. Private Foulis was a son of the late Mr James Foulis, clothier, Penicuik, and was for several years identified with the Royal Scots. He was a successful shot and won many valuable prizes at open meetings. He leaves a widow and young family.
George Fowler
Memorials Midlothian County Council
First names George
Surname Fowler
Rank Sergeant
Service no 128
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 25/08/1887
Date of Death 23/05/1915
Age 27
Parents Son of George and Elizabeth Fowler (nee Kirk)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Gallipoli
Medals
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Charles Fox
Memorials Family headstone Lasswade Old Churchyard
First names Charles
Surname Fox
Rank Private
Service no 203147
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/06/1918
Age 41
Parents Henry and Anna Fox, Edinburgh
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Caestre Military Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information
Andrew Frame
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead
First names Andrew McQueen
Surname Frame
Rank Private
Service no 4551
Regiment Royal Scots Battalion 8th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 1/4/1885
Date of Death 20/12/1914
Age
Parents Matthew Frame and Fanny McQueen
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Andrew Frame
[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 December 1914]: Information was received on Saturday by Sergt. M. Frame, 8th Royal Scots, Haddington, that his son, Private Andrew Frame, of the same battalion, had been killed in the trenches. Private Frame became a member of the battalion about two years ago, and volunteering for foreign service, was sent out about two months ago with the Service Battalion, under the command of Colonel Brook. He was about twenty years of age, and was formerly employed with Messrs M'Taggart, Scott &Co. Ltd. Sergeant Frame is well known in Loanhead, having been in the service of the Shotts Iron Company for many years as foreman blacksmith.
Robert Frame
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd
First names Robert French
Surname Frame
Rank Private
Service no 34156
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth
Date of Birth 29/5/1887
Date of Death 10/04/1917
Age 29
Parents Thomas Frame and Jane S French
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Duisans British Cemetery, Étrun, France
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Robert Frame worked for the Penicuik Co-operative Association Limited, first at Loanhead, then at Roslin and Other information Penicuik. He is commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead Cemetery. Obituary : Robert Frame
[Midlothian Journal 27 April 1917]: Private Robert Frame, Royal Scots, son of the late Mr Thomas Frame and Mrs Frame, Muirfield, was mortally wounded in action on 9th April, and died in hospital on that date. The sad news was conveyed to Mrs Frame by one of the nurses, who informed the relatives that he had been laid to rest by loving hands and a cross erected on the grave. Private Frame, who was 29 years of age, was for many years in the employment of the Penicuik Co-operative Association Limited, first at Loanhead, then at Roslin and Penicuik and was held in much respect by the members and his colleagues. A number of letter have also been received from his comrades in the Royal Scots.
Basil H Francis
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Cemetery Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names Basil Hugh
Surname Francis
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 3rd
Place of birth
Date of Birth 8/10/1895
Date of Death 04/02/1915
Age 19
Parents Harold and Mary Francis, Highham, Bury
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CWGC Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France
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Ernest Taylor Franklin
Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Ernest Taylor
Surname Franklin
Rank Private
Service no 8/8487
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 06/08/1898
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 17
Parents Arthur Franklin, paper factory worker, and Jessie Franklin (nee Wilkie)
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Other information Obituary : Ernest Taylor Franklin
[Midlothian Journal 29 October 1915]: On Tuesday Mrs A. Franklin, Croft Street, received the sad intelligence that her youngest son, Private Ernest Franklin, 7th Seaforth Highlanders, had been killed in France on 25th September at the Battle of Loos. His pocket book was found on the battlefield and forwarded to his brother-in-law. Private Cain, of the Royal Scots, who sent it home in the belief that good news would reach those at home about the lad. Private Franklin, who was previously employed with ex-Provost Wilson, was one of a group of lads who enlisted from the town in the spring of the year, and he was for a number of years connected with the Boy Scouts. Another brother is in the same regiment. Much sympathy is felt for his bereaved mother. [St James the Less Episcopal Church Magazine November 1915]: Since our last issue intimation was received that Ernest Franklin was killed in action on 25th of September. His death is deeply felt by all who knew him, for they could not fail to be attracted to the depth of his personal character. Words fail to express how much he will be missed our Church life. He was great example of loyalty and faithfulness. From boy-hood a member of the choir, cross-bearer and server. A regular Communicant, he was one of those who find their strength obeying their Lord’s command. He was a keen member of the Church Men’s Society. Ten days before he was killed we received a letter from him in which he regretted having had no opportunity to make his Communion for some time. On the following Sunday a Chaplain was present, and he was able to communicate on the battlefield. This was to be his last Communion. Before the next Sunday dawned he was at rest. He lived well and died nobly.
Alexander Fraser
Crichton Collegiate Church Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Alexander
Surname Fraser
Rank Sergeant
Service no 307676
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 'Q' Anti-Aircraft Bty.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/08/1918
Age 28
Parents Son of Alexander and Margaret Fraser, Edinburgh
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CWGC Bray Military Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : Alexander Fraser
[Midlothian Journal 13 September 1918]: Very considerable regret has been expressed in the village [Pathhead] by the death at the front of Sergeant Alex. Fraser. He was in the R.G.A., having enlisted in May, 1915., and had been in France for sixteen months. Prior to enlisting he had charge of the Forresters' Arms, which he managed in the interest of his mother after his father's death. He was 28 years of age.
Herbert Heron Fraser Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Dalkeith Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial)
First names Herbet Heron
Surname Fraser
Rank Second Lieutentant
Service no
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 13/01/1883
Date of Death 19/10/1917
Age 34
Parents Son of Rev James Fraser and Elizabeth Shedden Fraser (nee Caldwell)
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Other information Obituary : Herbert Heron Fraser
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 25 October 1917]: The death is announced as having occurred on 18th inst., from wounds received in action of Second Lieutenant Herbert Heron Fraser, solicitor, Paisley, Seaforth Highlanders, fourth son of the late Rev. James Fraser, Dalkeith. The deceased officer, who was 34 years of age, enlisted in June 1916, and obtained his commission a month later. After only three weeks at the front he was seriously injured on 22 August, but had been making a fair recovery till about a fortnight ago, when he had a relapse and passed away on Thursday last. Lieutenant Fraser was apprenticed to the law firm of Miller, Robson &McEwan, Edinburgh, and was afterwards engaged in the offices of Messrs W. &J. L. Officer, WS, and latterly practised on his own behalf. Then he joined the firm of solicitors in Paisley of Messrs J. Caldwell &Co., his uncle, the founder of that business, being the late Mr James Caldwell, County Clerk of Renfrewshire. Mr Fraser was, since its formation in 1896, an official of the Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club, and for a term was captain of the club. Reference was made to the death of Lieutenant Fraser at the service in Buccleuch Street U.F. Church on Sabbath last, and the Death March in ‘Saul’ was played on the organ.
John Fraser
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names John
Surname Fraser
Rank Private
Service no 11725
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 09/12/1895
Date of Death 26/09/1915
Age 19
Parents Son of James and Mary Fraser (nee McAdam)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
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Thomas Fraser
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Thomas
Surname Fraser
Rank Private
Service no 16844
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
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Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Leith
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Thomas Fraser
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names Thomas
Surname Fraser
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Patrick Seton Fraser-Tytler
Fraser Tytler Memorial Stained Glass Window, Glencorse Parish Church Memorials Glencorse Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names Patrick Seton
Surname Fraser-Tytler
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 'D' Howitzer Bty., 36th Bde
Place of birth Royal Circus, Edinburgh
Date of Birth 19/05/1892
Date of Death 03/08/1916
Age 24
Parents Youngest son of James William and Christina Alice Fraser-Tytler (nee Scott-Kerr)
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CWGC Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt
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The original wooden cross from Patrick S Fraser-Tytler's grave in France is preserved in Glencorse Parish Other information Church. There is also a special memorial window. Obituary : Patrick Seton Fraser-Tytler
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 August 1916]: Captain Patrick Seton Fraser-Tytler (Peter), R.F.A., who is reported to have been killed in action, was the youngest son of the late Mr James William Fraser-Tytler, of Woodhouselee. He was 24 years of age, and entered the Army in December 1911. In December 1914 he received the rank of Lieutenant.
George
Memorials Broomieknowe Golf Club
First names George
Surname Frater Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
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George Fergie Frater
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names George Fergie
Surname Frater
Rank Corporal
Service no 30229
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 9th Field Amb
Place of birth Ormiston
Date of Birth 1/4/1892
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 24
Parents John Frater and Christina Cockburn
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Other information Obituary : George Fergie Frater
[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 October 1916]: Private Frater, who was 23 years of age, was the first lad to enlist at the Recruiting Office at Gorebridge out of close on 200 who enlisted there previous to the opening of the Derby recruiting campaign. Being an enthusiastic member of the Arniston Colliery Ambulance Classes, he was not long in being sent overseas, where, as a member of the R.A.M.C., he had long spells of duty attending the wounded in the firing line. It was while engaged in this work that he fell of 15th September. In civil life he was a winding engineman in the employment of the Arniston Coal Company. A younger son of Mr and Mrs Frater lost his life in the early stages of the "big push". A third son is serving with the Royal Scots.
Robert Frater
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert
Surname Frater
Rank Private
Service no S/15685
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Ormiston
Date of Birth 26/4/1897
Date of Death 10/07/1916
Age 19
Parents John Frater and Christina Cockburn
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of George Frater died 15/9/1916
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CWGC Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boiselle, Somme
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Other information Obituary : Robert Frater
[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 July 1916]: Private Robert Frater, Cameron Highlanders [was] second son of Mr John Frater, Store Cottages, Arniston. He was only 19 years of age, having enlisted in the early days of the war before he had reached his 18th birthday. He had seen some considerable fighting, and when home on pass some time ago was in the best of health and spirits ... Mr Frater has another son serving in France with the R.A.M.C.
George Deans Freeland
Dalkeith Memorials St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names George Deans
Surname Freeland
Rank Gunner
Service no 193219
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 70th Bty, 34th Bde
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 04/08/1898
Date of Death 24/11/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of Matthew and Margaret Freeland (nee Deans)
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CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery, France
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Other information George Freeland was a baker with Andrew Somerville, 108 High Street, Dalkeith.
Robert D Freer
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Robert D
Surname Freer
Rank Private
Service no 7475
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/05/1915
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing, France
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Other information Obituary : Robert D Freer
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book One]: MRS R. Freer, residing at Spence's Place, Peebles, received intimation from Captain James Tait, attached to Innerleithen Territorials, stating that her husband, Private Robert Freer, died on Tuesday, l8th May, while on duty with the company in the trenches near Festubert. The deceased, who was the third eldest son of the late James Freer, Biggiesknowe, Peebles, was in his 38th year. At one time Private Freer was in the Regular Army, serving with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. For a number of years he was a member of the Peebles Territorials, but was called up as a National Reservist, and was attached to Innerleithen Territorial Company, going out to France with the battalion in November 1914. When war broke out deceased was employed at Peebles Gas Works. He was survived by his widow and three of a family, aged 17, 14, and 7 years. A comrade wrote: "Five Peebles men went under in the last engagement. They were Corporal T. Ferguson, Private R. Mulholland, Private James Moffat, Private Robert Freer, and Private James Maule. Privates Moffat and Mulholland fell when leaving our special trench. Private Maule died at night after lingering a little: he was shot through the back as they were returning from assaulting the second German line. Private Freer was killed in like manner to Private Maule. Corporal Ferguson was killed by a fragment of shell, which struck him on the stomach. The company feel exceedingly sorry for the bereaved relatives at home, who will feel their loss doubly sore, as their loved ones are buried in a foreign land, but they are interred on a field of honour, where the Royal Scots' fame will be a monument better than any stone ever erected. They are heroes who died in a righteous cause. They fell where the fight was fiercest and the glory won."
Robert French
Memorials Loanhead
First names Robert
Surname French
Rank Private Service no 5190
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 18/10/1891
Date of Death 19/01/1916
Age 24
Parents Walter French, coal miner, and Elizabeth Neill
Marriage Margaret Gordon
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Other information Obituary : Robert French
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 February 1916]: Private R. French, 8th Royal Scots, attached to the Royal Engineers ... was killed in action while serving on the Western Front. He was formerly employed by the Shotts Iron and Coal Company Ltd., and resided at Bilston Street, Loanhead. He leaves a widow and three children.
Thomas Fullerton
Memorials Temple
First names Thomas
Surname Fullerton
Rank Sapper
Service no 414779
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 'B.W.' Cable Sect.
Place of birth Tweeddaleburn, Parish of Temple
Date of Birth 11/07/1883
Date of Death 11/10/1917
Age 34
Parents Son of William and Margaret Fullerton (nee Henderson)
Marriage Husband of Isabella J Hogg
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CWGC Lougueness (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
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James Fyfe
Penicuik Penicuik North Church Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names James C
Surname Fyfe
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 351541
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of Mrs H Fyfe, 31c John Street, Penicuik
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CWGC Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux
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Other information James Fyfe worked with the papermaking firm of James Brown and Co Ltd at Eskbank mills in Penicuik.
Alexander Gair
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Silver Band St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Alexander
Surname Gair
Rank Private
Service no 43050
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 29/04/1886
Date of Death 10/08/1918
Age 32
Parents Son of Andrew and Marion Gair (nee Turnbull)
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CWGC Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme
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Alexander Gair worked at Eskmills papermills in Penicuik. He enlisted in 1915 and was taken prisoner during Other information the German Spring Offensive in March 1918.
Walter Gaisford
Memorials
First names Walter Thomas
Surname Gaisford
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service no
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 44
Parents Son of Thomas Gaisford and Lady Alice Mary Kerr
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CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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Walter Thomas Gaisford was the grandson of Lord Kerr 7th Marquess of Lothian and, on his father's side, Thomas Gaisford, a noted classical scholar in Oxford. He was born in October 1871 and followed a military Other information career in the Seaforth Highlanders, reaching the rank of Major in 1908. He served in Egypt and was active in the Volunteers and Territorial Army. He took command of the 7th Seaforth Highlanders when war broke out and was killed at the battle of Loos in September 1915.
Thomas Galloway
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Thomas
Surname Galloway
Rank Private
Service no S/11866
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 11/10/1895
Date of Death 21/04/1917
Age 21
Parents Thomas A Galloway, labourer, and Janet S Jenkinson
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CWGC Basra Memorial to the Missing, Iraq
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Other information Born Thomas Jenkinson
Charles Robert John Garden
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names Charles Robert John
Surname Garden
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion B Bty, 69th Bde
Place of birth Aberdeen
Date of Birth 5/6/1892
Date of Death 05/05/1916
Age 23
Parents William Garden, paper manufacturer, and Agnes J L Garden (nee Bryce)
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CWGC Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
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Graduated from New College, Oxford on 27 June 1915. Served in Egypt 1915-16 and Mesopotamia 1916. Other information Died of cholera at Senna Post, Mesoptoamia. Obituary : Charles Robert John Garden
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 May 1916]: The death is announced of Second-Lieutenant C.R.J. Garden, B.A. (Oxon), R.F.A. Lieutenant Garden, who was 23 years of age, was the younger son of Mr William Garden, Uttershill, Penicuik. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, and the New College, Oxford. He served for a year in the Oxford University O.T.C. prior to receiving his commission in the Royal Field Artillery.
James Gilchrist Gardiner
Cranston Memorials Ford United Free Church
First names James Gilchrist
Surname Gardiner
Rank Private
Service no M2/175498
Regiment Royal Army Service Corps
Battalion
Place of birth Byresloan, Parish of Cranston
Date of Birth 22/10/1896
Date of Death 01/06/1919
Age 22
Parents Youngest son of James Alexander and Agnes Gardiner (nee Anderson)
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CWGC Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India
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Other information Obituary : James Gilchrist Gardiner
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 June 1919]: Mr Jas. A. Gardiner, Byres Loan, Oxenford, has just received from the War Office an official notice of the death of his youngest son, James, who had been in Mesopotamia for the last three years ... The last letter home to his parents was dated 18th May, and at that time he expected to be leaving for home in a few days.
Margaret Gargan Roslin Old Cemetery Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names Margaret M B
Surname Gargan
Rank Munitions worker
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/03/1916
Age
Parents Thomas and Christina Gargan
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Other information Obituary : Margaret Gargan
[Midlothian Journal 17 March 1916]: A fatal accident occurred in one of the packing houses of the local mill yesterday, when three girls employed in the house received injuries, which were fatal in one case. The unfortunate girls were Miss Margaret Gargan, Miss Agnes Lorimer, and Miss Jane Whitefield. Miss Gargan received terrible injuries, from which she died shortly afterwards. the other two were bruised and cut, and the girl Whitefield being removed to the Edinburgh royal Infirmary with a damaged arm. The late Miss Margaret Gargan was about 19 years of age and had been employed in the mills for about a twelevmonth. She was very much respected by her friends for her gentleness of manner and unassuming retiring disposition. She was the only daughter of the family with three brothers, who lost their father only a few weeks ago. Mrs Gargan and her four sons receive the heartfelt sympathy of the villagers. This is the first fatal accident which has occured to a female employee since the works were taken over 126 years ago.
John Garry
Bonnyrigg Parish Church Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial Polton
First names John
Surname Garry
Rank Second Lieutentant
Service no
Regiment Indian Army Reserve of Officers attd King Edward's Own Grenadiers
Battalion 102nd
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 20/9/1890
Date of Death 12/02/1917
Age 26
Parents Eldest son of William and Catherine Garry (nee Sommerville)
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CWGC Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Lasswade New Churchyard Obituary : John Garry
[Dalkeith Advertiser 23 February 1917]: Last Saturday Mr and Mrs W.A. Garry, Polton Bank, Polton, were notified by telegram of the death in action of their only surviving son, Second-Lieutenant John Garry. Deceased, who was engaged as a chemist at the outbreak of war, at once enlisted, and was subsequently granted a commission in the Indian Army. He was a young man of high character and had many friends in the district. He received his education at Lasswade Higher Grade School, and was employed as a dispenser in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary prior to his departure for India. Mr and Mrs Garry have been the recipients of many expressions of sympathy with them in their sharp and sore bereavement.
John R Garry
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names John R
Surname Garry
Rank Private
Service no
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W H Gatfield
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names W H
Surname Gatfield
Rank Gunner
Service no 116131
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 71st Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/07/1917
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CWGC Menin Road South Military Cemetery
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William Gibb
Memorials Roslin Old Cemetery
First names William
Surname Gibb
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Army Pay Department
Battalion
Place of birth Aberdeen
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/02/1917
Age 44
Parents Son of Alexander and Georgina Gibb
Marriage Agnes Noble Wright Family casualties
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CWGC Roslin Cemetery
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Other information William Gibb died at his home at Dunedin, Roslin.
Charles Gibson
Easthouses Newbattle Cemetery Memorials Newbattle Parish Church Newbattle United Free Church
First names Charles
Surname Gibson
Rank Private
Service no S/26739
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 1st/4th Bn
Place of birth Lingerwood, Parish of Newbattle
Date of Birth 19/09/1898
Date of Death 23/10/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of Alexander and Isabella Gibson (nee Haldane)
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CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
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Other information Commemorated on the Gibson family headstone in Newbattle Cemetery (lair H154). Obituary : Charles Gibson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 October 1918]: Mr and Mrs Gibson have received the sad intelligence that their only son, Pte. Charles Gibson, Seaforths, has died of wounds. Pte. Gibson enlisted at the end of April, and had only been a few weeks in France when he was wounded. He was 20 years of age, and was employed by the Lothian Coal Co., Ltd., at Newbattle as a surveyor. He was of a quiet, unassuming nature, and was greatly liked by all.
Henry Gibson
Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery Memorials Rosewell
First names Henry
Surname Gibson
Rank Private
Service no 5303
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 01/01/1893
Date of Death 22/05/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of Henry and Agnes Gibson (nee McMurray)
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Hawthornden cemetery. Obituary : Henry Gibson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 June 1916]: Keen regret has been caused in the Rosewell district on the intimation that Private Henry Gibson (5303), of the Royal Scots, has been killed in action. The deceased was the youngest son of Mr Gibson, 20 Duke Street, and was 23 years of age. he joined the colours some fourteen months ago, prior to which he was in the employment of the Lothian Coal Company at Whitehill Works, where he was much esteemed by his fellow workman.
Alfred Stephen Gilbert
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names Alfred Stephen Surname Gilbert
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Naval Reserve
Battalion HM Yacht Zarefah
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 08/05/1917
Age
Parents Youngest son of Albert and Alice Gilbert
Marriage Husband of Jean Gilchrist, Thornhill, Lasswade
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CWGC Cockpen Cemetery
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Albert S Gilbert was the youngest son of Alfred Gilbert, a celebrated sculptor who amongst other works created the statue of Anteros or Eros in Picadilly Circus, London. Alfred S Gilbert was also son-in-law of Other information Bonnyrigg Provost Archie Gilchrist. He was a ship's officer in the White Star Line and died as a result of a mine explosion. He was buried with full military honours in Cockpen cemetery.
John Gilderson
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names John
Surname Gilderson
Rank Sapper
Service no 86505
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 176th Tunnelling Coy
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/10/1915
Age 32
Parents
Marriage Husband of Williamina Hare
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CWGC Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : John Gilderson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 November 1915]: The fallen hero went out to France with the Seaforth Highlanders on the outbreak of the war, and fought from Mons to Ypres, where he was wounded. After a short rest at home, he returned to the firing line, and gave up his non-com. rank to take up special duties with the Royal Engineers. He had had 17 years army service, and a very sad thing connected with his death is that he was under orders to return to England to be discharged as the time for which he was enlisted expired, and the night he was killed was to be his last in the front trenches, as, alas, it was. The veteran had the honour of wearing the Queen's and King's medals, with four clasps, for the South African War.
David Alexander Gillies
Cranston Memorials Cranston Parish Churchyard Ford United Free Church
First names David Alexander
Surname Gillies
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/14250
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth 27/04/1897
Date of Death 06/05/1918
Age 20
Parents Eldest son of Reverend Alexander Gillies and Margaret Gillies (nee Todd)
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CWGC Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cranston Churchyard. Obituary : David Alexander Gillies
[Dalkeith Advertiser 16 May 1918]: The sad intelligence of the death of Lance Corporal David Gillies, Black Watch, reached his parents, the Rev Mr and Mrs Gillies, Ford Manse, on Saturday morning and very soon thereafter the news became known through the district and created a gloom in the village, where quite recently other homes had been plunged into sorrow by the death of sons in the great push. David was the eldest son and just before reaching the age of eighteen he joined the Black Watch. He received his earliest education in Cranstoun Public School and took the qualifying examinations at 12 years of age. The next three years was spent in Dalkeith High School, where he was successful in passing the intermediate examination admitting him to Boroughmuir High School and the Civil Service. He was a promising student and possessed more than average ability. Modest and quite unassuming, he was for a young lad most unselfish, and his end has left only many pleasant memories. While on duty on the 6th May a shell landed close to him, wounding him severely and leaving him, fortunately, quite unconscious. He was removed at once to a clearing station, but only survived a few minutes.
John Girvan
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters West Church, Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Girvan
Rank Private
Service no 40114
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Gogar Green, Ratho
Date of Birth 01/05/1895
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age
Parents Son of Hugh and Helen Girvan (nee Smith)
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CWGC Adanac Military Cemtery, Miraumont, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 October 1916]: Intimation has been received by Mrs William Thomson, Buccleuch Street, from the Record Office, Hamilton, that her nephew, Private John Girvan, H.L.I., was killed in action on 15th September. At the outbreak of the war Private Girvan was a member of the local Terrirorial detachment, but on being drafted to France only a few weeks ago he was transferred to the H.L.I. He was the only son of Mr and Mrs Girvan, of Duddingston Dairy, and was 21 years of age. He was for several years in the employment of Messrs Mitchell Bros., grocers, Dalkeith.
David Golder
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik North Church
First names David
Surname Golder
Rank Private
Service no 16046
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 27/06/1889
Date of Death 29/12/1917
Age 28
Parents Son of James and Margaret Golder (nee Jack)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Struma Military Cemetery, Greece
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Robert Goldie Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lasswade Free Church Roll of Honour
First names Robert
Surname Goldie
Rank Gunner
Service no 142908
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 58th Bde
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 26/09/1895
Date of Death 23/08/1918
Age 22
Parents Only son of William and Helen Goldie (nee Robertson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Goldie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 September 1918]: Mr and Mrs William Goldie, Dundas Cottage, Lasswade, have received intimation of the death in France on 22nd August of their only son, Gunner Robert Goldie, R.F.A. The news was communicated to them by an officer, who explains that Gunner Goldie was killed by, along with a number of his comrades, by a bomb falling from an aeroplane. In his letter the officer, referring to Gunner Goldie, says: "He had been my batman since October 1917, and came out with me and followed me wherever I went. At no time had I a more willing or cheerier helper, but, of course, he was not so much of a servant as a friend. My wife, who knows him well, will, I know, be very grieved to hear the news, and joins me in telling you and the others at home how very sorry we are that such a fine lad should be taken. You may find some consolation in the knowledge that he went out doing his duty in his own cheery, willing fashion, and that his going was instantaneous. We took him with the others, and buried him in a quiet little cemetery where our wagon lines are, and a small cross will be raised on his grave." Gunner Goldie, who has been in France since April of this year, joined up in July 1916. A butcher to trade, he served his apprenticeship with Misses Tait, butchers, Gorebridge. He was 23 years of age. A lad of considerable promise and of amiable disposition, his death will cause deep regret among a wide circle of friends in the district.
William Knight Good
Memorials Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club
First names William Knight
Surname Good
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 07/08/1886
Date of Death 27/02/1918
Age 31
Parents Son of John and Jane Good (nee Knight)
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Residence
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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[THE SCOTSMAN 5 March 1918]: Lt. W. Knight Good, Royal Scots (killed), was the youngest son of the late Mr John Good, 11 Wilton Road, Edinburgh. He was thirty one years of age.
David Blackadder Goodall
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names David Blackadder
Surname Goodall
Rank Private
Service no 20948
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Haddington
Date of Birth 20/04/1883 Date of Death 17/12/1915
Age 32
Parents Son of John and Mary Goodall (nee Blackadder)
Marriage Husband of Isabella Turner
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Residence
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CWGC Maple Copse Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : David Blackadder Goodall
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 December 1915]: Intimation was received in Dalkeith from Captain Noble on Tuesday night that Private David B. Goodall, of the 12th Royal Scots, third son of Mr John Goodall, Brunton's Close, had been killed in action at Hooge on 17th inst. An enemy shell, it appears, burst in the trench, causing injuries to which he almost immeditaely succumbed. The deceased, who was formerly employed as a miner at Smeaton, and resided at Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, enlisted after teh outbreak of the war, and had been with his regiment in France for about three months when he met his death. He leaves a widow and three children.
Leonard Goodwin
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Cemetery Cockpen Parish Church
First names Leonard
Surname Goodwin
Rank Pioneer
Service no WR/333546
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/02/1919
Age 22
Parents Youngest son of Edward and Clarissa Goodwin
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
Medals
Other information Obituary : Leonard Goodwin
[Dalkeith Advertiser 20 February 1919]: Gunner Leonard Goodwin, R.G.A., youngest son of Sergeant Major Goodwin, Bonnyrigg Public Library, who died in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, after a short illness, on the 15th inst., was buried with military honours in Cockpen Churchyard on Tuesday. Deceased was 22 years of age and joined the army in 1914.
Peter Gordon
Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Peter
Surname Gordon
Rank Sergeant
Service no 301620
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age
Parents
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Residence
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : Peter Gordon [Dalkeith Advertiser 25 July 1918]: Sergt. Peter Gordon, Royal Scots, previously reported missing, is now officially reported killed on 22nd August 1917. He was in civil life church officer of the Episcopal Church, and his widow and young family reside at Church House, Penicuik.
Thomas Gordon
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Thomas
Surname Gordon
Rank Lieutentant
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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CWGC
Medals DCM
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Alexander Keith Gorrie
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Churchyard, Dalkeith
First names Alexander Keith
Surname Gorrie
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/04/1916
Age 32
Parents George Hutton Gorrie and Mary Jane Keith
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of James Wishart Gorrie died 29/10/1918
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Enlisted
CWGC Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Commemorated on the Gorrie family headstone in St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Churchyard, Dalkeith, Other information Scotland. Obituary : Alexander Keith Gorrie
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 4 May 1916]: Intimation is made this week of the death of 2nd-Lieut. Alex. Keith Gorrie, of the Highland light Infantry, who was killed in action on 26th April. The deceased officer was a son of the late Mr G. H. Gorrie, of the Chamberlain's Office, Dalkeith, and grandson of the late Rev. Alexander Keith, St Cyrus, near Montrose. He received his commission last September.
James Wishart Gorrie
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Churchyard, Dalkeith
First names James Wishart
Surname Gorrie
Rank Driver
Service no 29278
Regiment Australian Field Artillery
Battalion 5th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/10/1918
Age
Parents George Hutton Gorrie and Mary Jane Keith Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Keith Gorrie died 26/4/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Medals
Commemorated on the Gorrie family headstone in St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Churchyard, Dalkeith, Other information Scotland.
WM Gosman
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names William
Surname Gosman
Rank Private
Service no 24831
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 3rd Labour Corps transf. to (221106) 54th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/08/1918
Age
Parents Son of Alexander and Agness Gosman, Leith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ligny-St Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt
Medals
Other information
William Gellatly Gough
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith
First names William Gellatly
Surname Gough
Rank Rifleman
Service no 41383
Regiment Rifle Brigade
Battalion
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 26/12/1896
Date of Death 24/08/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of Alexander and Margaret Gough (nee Charters)
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Vis-en-Artois Memorial to the Missing, France
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Other information Obituary : William Gellatly Gough
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 September 1918]: Mr Alexander Gough, Wilson's Close West, has recieved official information of the death of his youngest son, William, aged 21 years, in the service of his country, on 24th August. His officer, Captain Sturton, London Regiment, writes to Mr Gough, offering heartfelt sympathy in the loss of his gallant son, who was killed in action. He says he was liked and respected by all his comrades, who were just beginning to realise how big a gap had been made in the ranks by his death. Fortunately, his death was practically instantaneous, so that he could know no pain. Private Gough enlisted into the Army Service Corps, and afterwards was transferred to the Royal Scots. Latterly he served in the Royal Flying Corps, and afterwards in the London Regiment. His army service lasted for two years. In civil life he was employeed as a baker, and was well known in Dalkeith.
George Gourlay
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580
First names George Surname Gourlay
Rank Corporal
Service no S/22747
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/04/1918
Age 39
Parents Son of George Gourlay and Agnes Anderson
Marriage Husband of Ida Gourlay
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy, France
Medals Croix de Guerre
George Gourlay served in the Boer War. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre. He is commemorated on the Other information family headstone in Loanhead cemetery.
David Reid Gowans
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names David Reid
Surname Gowans
Rank Private
Service no 330552
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth 15/05/1895
Date of Death 06/04/1918
Age 32
Parents Son of William and Mary Ann Gowans (nee Fowler)
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CWGC Foreste Communal Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : David Reid Gowans
[Midlothian Journal 22 November 1918]: Private David Gowans, 8th Royal Scots, who has been missing since 6th April, is now reported to have died of wounds received in action on that date. This information has been supplied by the German Government. Private Gowans, who was 33 years of age, enlisted in March 1915, and resided with his parents at Auchendinny, Milton Bridge.
Arthur Graham
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Arthur
Surname Graham
Rank Private
Service no 40822
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/11/1916
Age
Parents
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CWGC Serre Road Cemetery No 3, Somme
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Charles Robb Graham
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Charles Robb
Surname Graham
Rank Private
Service no 19786
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Champfleurie, Linlithgowshire
Date of Birth 15/12/1888
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 28
Parents Son of Robert and Agnes Graham (nee Robb)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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John Graham
Memorials Rosewell
First names John
Surname Graham
Rank Private
Service no 201057
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/11/1917
Age
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CWGC Jerusalem Memorial
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John Graham
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names John
Surname Graham
Rank Guardsman
Service no 13063
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Heriot
Date of Birth 12/06/1895
Date of Death 25/09/1916
Age 21
Parents Son of Henry and Elizabeth Graham (nee Currie)
Marriage
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals Other information Obituary : John Graham
[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 October 1916]: Private Graham enlisted into the Scots Guards at Gorebridge in January 1915, and eleven months ago was drafted out to France. He passed through the rigours and dangers of campaign unscathed until he fell on 25th September, aged 21 years. In civil life he was an esteemed employee of Messrs John Clapperton &Sons, slaters. Mr and Mrs Graham have another son, William, serving with the Seaforths in France.
Peter Grahamslaw
Memorials Loanhead
First names Peter
Surname Grahamslaw
Rank Private
Service no 330048
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth North Berwick
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/03/1918
Age 23
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Andrew Grainger
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Andrew
Surname Grainger
Rank Private
Service no 202212
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 5th/6th
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 12/05/1897
Date of Death 16/04/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of William and Annie Grainger (nee Shepherd)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William Grainger
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CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : Andrew Grainger
[Midlothian Journal 10 May 1918]: Within a month of each other the soldier sons of Mr and Mrs Granger, 27 High Street, Bonnyrigg, have made the supreme sacrifice. On the 23rd March Sergeant Wm. Grainger, Scottish Horse, but attached to the Black Watch, fell in action in France; and now comes word that Private Andrew Grainger, Scottish Rifles, fell in France, on 16th April. [Dalkeith Advertiser 9 May 1918]: Mr and Mrs Grainger, 27 High street, Bonnyrigg, have been informed that their son, Private Andrew Grainger, Scottish Rifles, has been killed in action in France on the 16th April. He was 21 years of age and was formerly employed with Mr J Christie, Grocer. Their other son, Sergeant William Grainger, Scottish Horse, attached to the Black Watch, was killed in France on 23rd March 1918. He was formerly employed at the Dalkeith Cooperative Store.
William Grainger
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names William Shepherd
Surname Grainger
Rank Corporal
Service no S/24118
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Battalion 8th
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 19/07/1894
Date of Death 23/03/1918
Age 23
Parents Son of William and Annie Grainger (nee Shepherd)
Marriage Husband of Gertrude Alice Grainger
Family casualties Brother of Andrew Grainger
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
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Other information Obituary : William Grainger
[Midlothian Journal 10 May 1918]: Within a month of each other the soldier sons of Mr and Mrs Grainger, 27 High Street, Bonnyrigg, have made the supreme sacrifice. On the 23rd March Sergeant Wm. Grainger, Scottish Horse, but attached to the Black Watch, fell in action in France; and now comes word that Private Andrew Grainger, Scottish Rifles, fell in France, on 16th April.
Curtis Gray
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith Congregational Church Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery
First names Edward Curtis Murray
Surname Gray
Rank Private
Service no 2310
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 28/06/1896
Date of Death 23/04/1915
Age 19
Parents Son of Edward and Jessie Gray (nee Thorburn)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of George Gray kia 20/8/1918
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CWGC Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Nord
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Other information Curtis Gray was about to start medical studies at Edinburgh University when war was declared. Obituary : Curtis Gray
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 May 1915]: Mr and Mrs E G Gray, Willowbank, Dalkeith, received the melancholy intimation on Monday morning that their youngest son, Private Edward Curtis Murray Gray (No 2310), 1/9 Battalion Highlanders, Royal Scots, had succumbed to the bullet wound he had received in the lower part of the body whilst his company had been engaged in a bayonet charge near Ypres. Death supervened at 1 am on the 24th of April while he was being removed in an ambulance to the base hospital. Once more have the ravages of this cruel and terrible war claimed a young life full of promise, just as the boyhood was giving way to a manhood of the highest type. When the war broke out, Curtis Gray, as he was familiarly and lovingly known in Dalkeith, instantly recognised where his duty lay and he cheerfully sacrificed everything that made life dear to him and manfully came forward, ready and willing - as he has done - to lay his life on the altar of his country. Whilst in military training, he developed into a splendid type of soldier, and up to the time when he received the fatal messenger of death, his health was well-nigh perfect. During all the months he was in France, he corresponded faithfully and regularly with his loved ones at home, and in none of his letters was the note of complaint - they were characterised by an optimism and sincerity that did much to relieve the anxiety that must necessarily fill so many hearts today. Six weeks ago he had a trying experience when the convent in which he was billeted was shelled. Although the shock he must have experienced then and the sights he had to face were enough to unnerve the bravest, yet his one thought was for others, and at that particular time he was tireless in his efforts to help those who had not been so fortunate as himself As it was he was struck on the elbow by a piece of shell. Prior to enlisting, the deceased was on the eve of entering the medical curriculum at Edinburgh University, where, endowed as he was with mental ability above the average, he would unquestionably have taken an honourable place. But, alas! like many another noble soul, he has given all in defence of King and country, and his memory will henceforth be enshrined everlastingly on the the hearts of those who knew his startling worth. To the parents and family of the departed young soldier, in their time of poignant sorrow, the sympathy of the community goes out in full measure. By the death of Private Gray, the Dalkeith High School Roll of Honour has been broken for the first time.
FL Gray
Memorials
First names FL
Surname Gray
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/04/1918 Age
Parents
Marriage
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CWGC Nieppe-Bois (Rue-du-Bois) British Cemetery, Vieux-Berquin
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George Gray
Dalkeith Dalkeith Congregational Church Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery West Church, Dalkeith
First names George
Surname Gray
Rank Gunner
Service no 245320
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 20/02/1887
Date of Death 20/08/1918
Age 31
Parents Son of Edward and Jessie Gray (nee Thorburn)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Curtis Gray kia 23/4/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tourlaville Communal Cemetery and Extension, France
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George Edward Ramsay Gray
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Burial Ground
First names George Edward Ramsay
Surname Gray
Rank Private
Service no S/9932
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion Attd 2nd/14th London Regiment (London Scottish)
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 26/12/1887
Date of Death 01/08/1918
Age 30
Parents Son of Joseph and Wilhelmina Gray (nee Carss)
Marriage
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CWGC Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in the New Burial Ground, Dalkeith, Scotland. Obituary : George Edward Ramsay Gray
[Dalkeith Advertiser 15 August 1918]: We regret to record the death in action, on August 1, of Signaller George E. R. Gray, son of the late Mr Joseph Gray, clothier, and of Mrs Gray. He came across from Canada in the spring of 1915, and joined the Gordon Highlanders. Going out to France for the third time about five weeks ago, he was transferred to the London Scottish. He was killed by a shell.
John Gray
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names John Surname Gray
Rank Private
Service no 11992
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 31/12/1893
Date of Death 05/03/1915
Age 21
Parents Son of James and Helen Gray (nee Freeland)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Thomas Gray kia 6/5/1915
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy, France
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Other information Obituary : John Gray
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 March 1915]: Mr J. Gray, 5 Watson's Lane, Dalkeith, has received intimation, which, though not official, leaves little doubt that his son, Private J. Gray, of the 2nd H.L.I., has sacrificed his life in his country's cause on the field of battle ... Gray, who was twenty-one years of age, enlisted into the H.L.I. on August 1911, while, previous to that, he was in the territorials and was employed with the Lothian Coal Company. At present he has three brothers serving in the Army, two being in France - one with the Seaforth Highlanders and the other with the H.L.I. The third brother enlisted into the 3rd Royal Scots only a fortnight ago. Deceased comes of a military stock, his great-grandfather being through the battle of Waterloo, while his father also in the H.L.I., and later he served for a number of years with the volunteers. Private Gray also has two uncles who saw service in the Crimean campaign, one of whom is at present living in Bonnyrigg.
John Hunter Wood Gray
Memorials Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names John Hunter Wood
Surname Gray
Rank Captain (Quartermaster)
Service no
Regiment Royal Fusiliers
Battalion 17th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 12/05/1876
Date of Death 17/11/1918
Age
Parents Illegitimate son of Alexander Wood and Elizabeth Peterkin. Adopted son of Thomas and Janet Gray
Marriage Husband of Emily Knox Gray, 12 Barons Court, Piershill, Edinburgh
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Solesmes British Cemetery, France
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Other information Professional soldier
Thomas Gray
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Gray
Rank Private
Service no 1330
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 18/03/1896
Date of Death 06/05/1915
Age 18
Parents Son of James and Helen Gray (nee Freeland)
Marriage Brother of John Gray kia 5/3/1915
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Nord Medals
Other information Thomas Gray was killed by poison gas at Hill 60, near Ypres.
William Gray
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William
Surname Gray
Rank Sergeant
Service no S/7895
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Garvald
Date of Birth 05/08/1879
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 34
Parents Son of Thomas and Jane Gray (nee Robertson)
Marriage Husband of Agnes Gray, Abbey Mill, Haddington
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
William Gray was a former solider and gamekeeper to Alexander Cowan in Penicuik. He was married with Other information three children.
William T Gray
Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names William T
Surname Gray
Rank Private
Service no 40137
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of George and Alison Gray
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead cemetery.
Elias Green
Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Elias
Surname Green
Rank Private
Service no 47440
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Fusliers)
Battalion 23rd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/02/1917
Age
Parents Son of Joseph and Mary Green, Southport
Marriage Husband of AM Green, 55 Cemetery Road, Southport
Family casualties Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery
Medals
Other information
John Greenan
Memorials Loanhead
First names John
Surname Greenan
Rank Driver
Service no 2146
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Haddington
Date of Birth 6/3/1882
Date of Death 22/12/1917
Age 35
Parents Patrick Greenan and Helen Kenna
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Other information John Greenan died at Rosslynlee hospital, near Rosewell, of general paralysis.
H Greig
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names Hugh
Surname Greig
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 65765
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th (Service)
Place of birth Whitekirk, East Lothian
Date of Birth 23/10/1876
Date of Death 31/08/1918
Age 41
Parents Son of Thomas and Janet Greig (nee McNish)
Marriage Husband of Margaret Lugton
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : H Greig
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 February 1919]: Yet another name, that of Private Hugh Greig, H.L.I., has been added to the list of local men who have sacrificed their lives in the great war. Private Greig, who, for a considerable number of years, was head gamekeeper on the estate of Middleton Hall, was nearly 40 years of age, and entred the army under the Derby Scheme. He was reported as missing, after the enemy's rapid advance last March, and now has been reported officially as killed. A man of fine presence, he made a strapping soldier. Of a quiet disposition, he was esteemed by all who knew him. Mrs Greig has had the sympathy of a host of friends. During her trying period of anxious waiting on the news of her soldier husband, and now when what was dreaded has come to pass the sympathy has been deepened.
John Grierson
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names John
Surname Grierson
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : John Grierson
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Books IV. and V: Landward Parishes]: Sec. Lieut. John Grierson was killed instantaneously while leading his platoon on the 21st March, 1918, at Henin, being with the 13th King's Liverpool Regiment. He was mobilised with the Innerleithen company of the 8th R.S., and went to France with them in November, 1914, being C.Q.M.S. of B Coy., 8th R.S. He was wounded on the 4th July, 1916, and came to England to Catterick Camp. He spent four months in Bath with the O.T.C., and was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd King's Liverpool Regiment in October, 1917, and was stationed at Cork till 1st March. He left for France on the 6th March, and went up the line to join his Battalion on the 13th. In one letter he tells us his company "is in a support trench, which was very clean and dry." In a letter written on the 20th March, 1918, he says: "To-day and yesterday it is raining a lot, and the trenches are very muddy and sticky. I am wet through wading up and down from 4 a.m. till 8 o'clock where my platoon was working, covered from head to feet in mud. I quite enjoyed myself, and it was good fun. Of course, the men swore a bit, but they are real good fellows in my company. The battalion has been in the trenches for a long time, and may go into rest billets within the next fortnight. I am going out to work in the evening again, making advanced trenches." At the outbreak of war he was employed in Waverley Mill, Innerleithen. His brother was Sec. Lieut. Charles P. Grierson (wounded).
John Gunn
Memorials Loanhead
First names John
Surname Gunn
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/10494
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 17/8/1893
Date of Death 14/07/1916
Age 22
Parents John Gunn and Helen Dunn
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William Gunn
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, France
Medals
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 July 1916]: Ex- Provost John Gunn, Loanhead, who resides at 30 Park Avenue, Portobello, has received word that one of his five sons on active service has been killed in action. This is Private John Gunn, Black Watch, who early in the war enlisted in the Royal Scots Greys, and was after some months of training, transferred to the Black Watch. The deceased was well known in amateur athletic circles in Portobello, and was a member of the Portobello Easter Amateur Rowing Club crew which won the jolly-boat championship of Scotland.
William Gunn
Memorials Loanhead
First names William
Surname Gunn
Rank Private
Service no 2567
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 51st
Place of birth Liberton
Date of Birth 2/10/1891
Date of Death 01/09/1916
Age 23
Parents John Gunn and Helen Dunn
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Gunn
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery, France
Medals William Gunn was the son of John Gunn, the provost of Loanhead between 1896 and 1900, and brother of Other information John who also died in the war. William was killed at the battle of the Somme and his body was never recovered.
William Cranston Gunn
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William Cranston
Surname Gunn
Rank Private
Service no 330243
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 10/09/1898
Date of Death 24/03/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of William and Agnes Gunn (nee Cranston)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pargny British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information
Adam Guthrie
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Adam
Surname Guthrie
Rank Gunner
Service no 152461
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 332nd Siege Bty.
Place of birth Stow
Date of Birth 3/12/1895
Date of Death 30/08/1917
Age 21
Parents John Guthrie, carter, and Jane Tait
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Adam Guthrie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 20 September 1917]: Gunner Adam Guthrie, R.G.A., elder son of Mr and Mrs John Guthrie, Butlerfield. The deceased soldier, who was about 22 years old, may be justly said to belong to Strandpretty ... As he resided there for over 13 years, his father being during that period an esteemed employee of Messrs James Prendreight &Son, Catcune Mills, and it was with that firm that the fallen lad served his apprenticeship as a miller. he answered the call of King and country by enlisting at Bonnyrigg under the Derby scheme immediately after it was put into force. Every time he was called up he was, owing to the national importance of the milling trade, put back to work again, until about four months ago when he was ordered to England to undergo military training. he was scracely three weeks overseas on the Western front when he received the wounds from which he died in hospital. A quiet, obliging, and genial lad, he was a great favourite with all who knew him. Deep sympathy has been extended to his father - who is now a valued employee at arniston Colliery - and his mother, over the shadow that has fallen across their hearth.
David Hadden
Cranston Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names David
Surname Hadden
Rank Private
Service no 4616
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn. Place of birth Cousland
Date of Birth 21/02/1894
Date of Death 19/12/1914
Age 20
Parents Son of David and Marion Hadden (nee Brown)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : David Hadden
[Midlothian Journal 8 January 1915]: Private David Hadden, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Hadden, Cousland, Dalkeith, was killed in action in France on 18th December. A letter from a companion announces that he had lost both his chums. Deceased enlisted in V Company, Royal Scots, Pathhead, in April last, being attached to Dalkeith company, and afterwards stationed at Haddington, where he volunteered for foreign service. He was formerly employed at Oxenfoord Colliery.
Andrew Haggart
Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Andrew
Surname Haggart
Rank Private
Service no 303373
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 18/8/1897
Date of Death 11/04/1917
Age 19
Parents David W Haggart, insurance agent, and Elizabeth Y Bowie
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Andrew Haggart
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 April 1917]: Intimation has been received that Private Andrew Haggart, A. &S. Highlanders, has died from wounds received in action. Private Haggart, who was nineteen years of age, was employed as a baker with the Gorebridge Co-operative Society before enlisting, and is the son of Mr David Haggart, Gorebridge.
William Haggerty
Memorials Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Haggerty
Rank Driver
Service no 652100
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 84th Army Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/09/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Canada Farm Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Haggerty
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 October 1917]: Word has been sent to Mrs Haggarty, Pursell's Close, that her second son, Gunner W. Haggarty, R.F.A., was killed in action in France on 13th September. He was formerly employed at Smeaton Colliery.
Alexander Weir Haig
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Alexander Weir
Surname Haig
Rank Private
Service no 315750
Regiment Scottish Horse 13th attd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth 04/08/1891
Date of Death 03/10/1918
Age 27
Parents Youngest son of John and Margaret Haig (nee Thomson)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of George Haig kia 8/8/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Unicorn Cemetery, Vend'Huile, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Alexander Weir Haig
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 October 1918]: The announcement that Pte. Alexander Haig, of the Scottish Horse (attached Black Watch), made the supreme sacrifice on 4th October, has caused deep regret in the community, the more so as it is only about two months ago since his brother George fell in action. In civil life Pte Haig, who was the youngest son of Mrs Haig, fish merchant, 42 High Street, assisted in the conduct of his mother’s business. He was a particularly bright and amiable young man, and was esteemed and respected by all who knew him. Few particulars have as yet come to hand as to how he met his death, but it is understood he was serving with the Lewis-Gun section, when an enemy shell burst amid the gun team.
George Haig
Dalkeith Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial) St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names George Thomas Smail
Surname Haig
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 30th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 15/11/1889
Date of Death 08/08/1918
Age 28
Parents Third son of John and Margaret Haig (nee Thomson)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Haig died 3/10/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Aubigny British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : George Haig
[Dalkeith Advertiser 22 August 1918]: The third son of the late Mr John Haig, fish merchant, and of Mrs Haig, 42 High Street, Dalkeith, Lieut. Haig served his apprenticeship as a plumber with Mr Alex. Hart, South Street, and was subsequently employed as a plumber and engineer to the Lothian Coal Company at Newtongrange. About five years ago he emigrated to Sydney, N.S.W., and soon after the outbreak of the war he responded to the call of the homeland, joing the Australian Expeditionary Force as a private ... A young man of high spirit, the profession of arms appealed to his nature, and he rose rapidly through all the non-commissioned ranks till he attained the position of Sergeant- Major. He was afterwards induced to take his Commission, and had risen to the rank of First Lieutenant, with high prospects of still further advancement ... The deceased officer was a keen sportsman and before leaving Dalkeith was a prominent member of the Newbattle Cricket Club, while he also played regularly for some of the local football clubs.
Thomas Haig
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Haig Rank Private
Service no 9352
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 2nd bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/05/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
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CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
Medals
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 May 1915]: Official word came to Dalkeith yesterday that Private Thomas Haig (9352), of the 2nd Royal Highlanders, had been killed in action on the 9th of May. Haig, who was a reservist, was called up at the beginning of the war. He was invalided home from France suffering from wounds received at the battle of Mons, but returned to the front about two months ago. Deceased was about thirty years of age, and leaves a widow and two children, who reside in Amos' Close.
George Hall
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names George
Surname Hall
Rank Gunner
Service no 116293
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 10th Siege Bty.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 30/08/1889
Date of Death 13/10/1918
Age
Parents Son of Robert and Robina Hall (nee Lindsay)
Marriage Husband of Annie Paterson
Family casualties
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Le Cateau Military Cemetery, France
Medals
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William John Hall
Memorials Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580
First names William John
Surname Hall
Rank Guardsman
Service no 5053
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Pittsburgh
Date of Birth 1885
Date of Death 08/04/1916
Age 31
Parents
Marriage Edith Williamson
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals Born in Pittsburgh in 1885 to Scottish parents. The family returned to Scotland the following year and he was brought up in Loanhead. He joined the Scots Guards in 1903 and served for four years. He was recalled in Other information 1914 and served with the British Expeditionary Force. Wounded by shrapnel on 6 April 1916 and died the following day. Married with two sons. Obituary : William John Hall
[The Scotsman 22 April 1916]: William J. Hall, Scots Guards, died of wounds received in action, was the elder son of the late William J. Hall, bootmaker, Loanhead. He was married, and his wife and two children reside at 18 Waverley Park, Abbeyhill. He was a Reservist, and was a policeman before being called up.
Robert Halliday
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert
Surname Halliday
Rank Piper
Service no S/2177
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/10/1915
Age 20
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Chocques Military Cemetery
Medals
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William Halliday
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names William
Surname Halliday
Rank Private
Service no 16901
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Falahill Inn, Parish of Heriot
Date of Birth 19/12/1896
Date of Death 13/10/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of Thomas and Jemima Halliday
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC St Vaast Communal Cemetery Extension
Medals
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David William Hamilton
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names David William
Surname Hamilton
Rank Private
Service no S/11114
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Musselburgh
Date of Birth 08/12/1883
Date of Death 25/09/1915 Age 31
Parents Son of David and Agnes Hamilton (nee Brydon)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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John Stewart Hamilton
Dalkeith Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names John Stewart
Surname Hamilton
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Rifle Brigade
Battalion 10th attd 3rd
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 26/02/1891
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age 27
Parents Younger son of John and Jessie Park Hamilton (nee Stewart)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the Hamilton family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair B539). Obituary : John Stewart Hamilton
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 April 1918]: Very general regret was felt in Dalkeith on Sunday when it became known that Second Lieutenant J. Stewart Hamilton had fallen in battle. Lieutenant Hamilton was well known, was highly esteemed and was deservedly popular. A young man of winsome manner and many fine qualities, his death is one of the sad features of the struggle in which the nation is engaged, and leaves the country the poorer by the loss of a young life full of hope and promise. He enlisted in May 1915, and served for a time with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. When at home on leave his tall figure set off with good effect the Highland dress as a becoming costume for a soldier. After serving in France for 15 months Lieutenant Hamilton in November 1917 gained his commission and was transferred to the Rifle Brigade. He was again drafted for active service and after a short leave at home last Christmas, went over to France in January. On Sunday morning his parents received official notice of his death, which took place on 21st March, from the War Office. His regiment would thus have had to face the beginning of the terrific onslaught of the German offensive, and at the bit of the line where he was situated it is reported that the strength of the enemy was at an odds against our troops of six or eight men to one. Lieutenant Hamilton was favourite with both officers and men, and was keenly sensitive as to his responsibility for those under his command. In civil life Lieutenant Hamilton was well known and took an active part in several local societies, and on the outbreak of war he was prominently associated as Commandant with the Local Red Cross, his sympathy for this class of work being increased from his having previously attended the medical classes of Edinburgh University as a first year student. He was in his 27th year.
Joseph Hamilton
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Joseph Robb
Surname Hamilton
Rank Private
Service no S/3207
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/07/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of Mary and John Hamilton of Mossend, Gorebridge
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Vermelles British Cemetery, France
Medals
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Robert Hamilton
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Robert
Surname Hamilton
Rank Private
Service no S/14057
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/09/1915
Age 22
Parents Son of Robert and Margaret Hamilton, 65 Union Street, Cowdenbeath
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Hamilton
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 November 1915]: Intimation has just been received by his people at 64 Fifth Street that Pte Robert Hamilton, 9th Camerons, has succumbed to wounds received while doing his bit for his King and country in France. He was 22 years of age, and prior to enlisting, he was a miner with the Lothian Coal Company. This adds another to the growing number of heroic lads from this district who have cheerfully and gallantly laid down their lives for their country.
Thomas Menzies Hamilton
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd Penicuik North Church
First names Thomas Menzies
Surname Hamilton
Rank Private
Service no 17811
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Maryhill, Glasgow
Date of Birth 13/11/1889
Date of Death 28/04/1917
Age
Parents James and Jane Hamilton (nee McKerrow)
Marriage Husband of Elizabeth Aitkenhead
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Roeux Cemetery, France
Medals
Thomas Hamilton was a grocer at Penicuik Co-operative Society and one of three brothers who served in the Other information war. He was married with one child. he is commemorated on the family headstone at lair M125 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
William Hamilton
Memorials Glencorse
First names William
Surname Hamilton
Rank Private
Service no 201182
Regiment Central Ontario Regiment, Canadian Infantry
Battalion
Place of birth 3 Greenlaw Cottages, Glencorse
Date of Birth 05/03/1882
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 35
Parents Son of Mitchell and Isabella Hamilton (nee Stewart) Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bois-Carre British Cemetery
Medals
Other information
W Hannah
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names William
Surname Hannah
Rank Private
Service no 352230
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs James Hannah
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Polmont
Enlisted
CWGC Roclincourt Valley Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : W Hannah
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 May 1917]: Private James Hannah, who is reported to have been killed in action on 9th April, was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs James Hannah, Roslin. Before enlistment he was employed by the Polmont Co-operative Society. He leaves a widow and four children.
George Hardie
Bonnyrigg Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names George
Surname Hardie
Rank Private
Service no S/1929
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th
Place of birth India
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/09/1915
Age
Parents Son of William Hardie
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Kirkcaldy
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Listed on the Stobhill memorial as serving in the Royal Scots. Obituary : George Hardie
[Midlothian Journal 4 February 1916]: The relatives of Private George Hardie have received information from the War Office that he has been reported missing since the Battle of Loos. Hardie, who was attached to the 10th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was the son of the late Mr William Hardie, himself an old soldier.
William Hare
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names William
Surname Hare Rank Private
Service no 23627
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Easthouses, Parish of Newbattle
Date of Birth 03/06/1883
Date of Death 12/04/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of Jane Hare
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Hare
[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 January 1918] Private Wm. Hare, 23627 Royal Scots, eldest son of Mrs Pearson, 28 First Street, Newtongrange, and a brother of Mrs Dodd’s, Berrie’s Court, Dalkeith is officially reported as having been killed in action on 12th April 1917. He was previously reported as missing since that date. Pte Hare, who was a nephew of Mr William Hare, late of Easthouses, and now residing at Berrie’s Court, Dalkeith, was formerly employed at Newbattle Collieries. He was 34 years of age and unmarried.
John Robson Harkness
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names John Robson
Surname Harkness
Rank Private
Service no 352019
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Chesterhall, Gladsmuir
Date of Birth 02/07/1893
Date of Death 21/05/1917
Age 23
Parents Son of John and Agnes Harkness
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted
CWGC Rouex British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Robson Harkness
[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 May 1917]: Mr and Mrs John Harkness, Campend, Dalkeith, have received intimation that their second son, 352019, Private John R. Harkness, Royal Scots, was killed in action in France on 21st May. Private Harkness, who was 23 years of age, enlisted about eighteen months ago, and had been in France for nearly a year. Before donning the khaki he was employed as a ploughman on Campend Farm.
Adam Harper
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names Adam
Surname Harper
Rank Rifleman
Service no 19624
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 10th
Place of birth 8 Bank Street, Penicuik
Date of Birth 04/01/1893
Date of Death 16/08/1917
Age 24
Parents Son of John and Josephina Harper (nee Scott)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Auchendinny
Enlisted Edinburgh CWGC
Medals
Other information Obituary : Adam Harper
[Dalkeith Advertiser 20 September 1917]: Mr John Harper, Auchendinny, has received notice that his oldest son, Pte. Adam Harper (25), Scottish Rifles, has been killed. He enlisted in 1915, and was previously employed on the staff of Milton Bridge Post Office.
George Smith Harper
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names George Smith
Surname Harper
Rank Sergeant
Service no S/8154
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 12/08/1884
Date of Death 29/07/1918
Age 33
Parents Son of James and Elizabeth Harper (nee Torrance)
Marriage Husband of Anne Aitken
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Buzancy Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard.
Albert Harris
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Cemetery Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names Albert Stanley
Surname Harris
Rank Driver
Service no 6790
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 95th Bty. 19th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/03/1915
Age 19
Parents William H and Lucy Harris (nee Price)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Edward L Harris died 11/8/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Glencorse Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : Albert Harris
[Dalkeith Advertiser 22 March 1915]: Mr Albert Stanley Harris, Glencorse, son of Major Harris, 3rd Royal Scots, has died of enteric fever in a Manchester hospital. On the outbreak of war he joined the Royal Field Artillery, and, after being stationed in Ireland, proceeded to the front. Mr Harris, who was only 19 years of age, was employed in the head office of the Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh. He was a member of Penicuik Troop of Boy Scouts from the inception of the Troop, and for a few years had been assistant scoutmaster. The funeral is to take place at Glencorse to-day, and will be a military one.
Edward Louis Harris
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Cemetery
First names Edward Louis
Surname Harris Rank Corporal
Service no 23793
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th/6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/08/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of William H and Lucy Harris (née Price)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Albert S Harris died 15/3/1915
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bouchoir New British Cemetery
Medals
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John Edward Harrison
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names John Edward
Surname Harrison
Rank Private
Service no 330229
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Wales
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/09/1917
Age 19
Parents Son of George and Georgina Harrison, 14 South Street, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Edward Harrison
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 December 1917]: The death is announced as having occurred from wounds received in action on 26th September, 1917, of Pte. John Harrison, Royal Scots, son of Mr and Mrs Harrison, 14 South Street, Dalkeith. Official word was sent to his parents in October that their son had been wounded, but despite their enquiries they failed to elicit any further information regarding him until a few days ago, when they received intimation of his death. Private Harrison, who was 19 years of age, was very popular with his comrades both in civil and military life and was, before enlisting, employed with the Arniston Coal Company.
Lawrence William Harrower
Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery
First names Lawrence William
Surname Harrower
Rank Third Engineer
Service no
Regiment Mercantile Marine
Battalion S.S. "Benlarig" (Leith)
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age 31
Parents Son of William and Euphemia Harrower
Marriage Marion Harrower
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Other information Obituary : Lawrence William Harrower
Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London
Arthur Ford Harvey
Memorials Midlothian County Council
First names Arthur Ford
Surname Harvey
Rank Sergeant
Service no T4/245593
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion HT Coy
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 12/01/1894
Date of Death 31/03/1918
Age 24
Parents Son of William and Margaret Harvey (nee Smeal)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh
Medals
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John Hay
Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names John
Surname Hay
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents John Hay and Isabella S Grieve
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Other information Died in 1917
Matthew Hay
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Newbattle Cemetery
First names Matthew
Surname Hay
Rank Private
Service no 40754
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth Gorebridge
Date of Birth 19/6/1897
Date of Death 16/04/1918
Age 20
Parents James S Hay, coalminer, and Agnes Denholm
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information
Samuel Hay
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Samuel
Surname Hay
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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Medals
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Thomas Heatley
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names Thomas William Brown
Surname Heatley
Rank Private
Service no 117292
Regiment Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regt)
Battalion 2nd Mounted Rifles
Place of birth Edmonstone, Parish of Newton
Date of Birth 08/08/1886
Date of Death 28/09/1916
Age 29
Parents Second son of David and Agnes Heatley (nee Brown)
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CWGC Vimy Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : Thomas Heatley
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 November 1916]: The death is announced as having occurred in action of Corporal Thomas W. B. Heatley, Canadians. He was the second son of Mr David Heatley, Upper Dalhousie, Bonnyrigg. Before going to Canada, he was employed by the West End Engine Works, Edinburgh, as a fitter.
Archibald Affleck Henderson
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Archibald Affleck
Surname Henderson
Rank Private
Service no 330102
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 03/09/1886 Date of Death 02/12/1917
Age
Parents Oldest son of John and Mary Henderson (nee Davidson)
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Residence Penicuik
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CWGC Grevillers British Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : Archibald Affleck Henderson
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 14 December 1917]: Private Archibald Affleck Henderson, Royal Scots, who is reported to have died of wounds at an advanced dressing station, was the oldest of two soldier sons of Mr and Mrs Wm. Henderson, 31 John street, Penicuik. He was one of the Penicuik men who went out with the first Territorial Battalion to the Western Front in November 1914, and had thus been three years in the thick of the fighting, and was previously wounded. Previous to enlisting he was employed at Eskmills. He was 21 years of age.
Colin Henderson
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Colin
Surname Henderson
Rank Private
Service no 3/7562
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Galashiels
Date of Birth 3/7/1876
Date of Death 24/05/1915
Age 38
Parents Henry Henderson, woolsorter, and Agnes Bennet
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Awarded the King's and Queen's South Africa medals for service in the Boer War. Worked with the Arniston Other information Coal Company.
George Armstrong Henderson
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names George Armstrong
Surname Henderson
Rank Private
Service no S/3356
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 19/02/1897
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 18
Parents Son of Robert and Jane Henderson (nee Armstrong)
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CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
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Robert Cowan Henderson
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church First names Robert Cowan
Surname Henderson
Rank Private
Service no 330797
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th
Place of birth Borthwick
Date of Birth 25/2/1880
Date of Death 30 April 1917
Age 37
Parents Son of John and Alice Henderson (nee Cowan)
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Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Crichton churchyard. Obituary : Robert Cowan Henderson
[Midlothian Journal 11 May 1917]: Private R. C. Henderson, son of the late Mr John Henderson, overseer, Vogrie estate, and Mrs Henderson, Pathhead, has died of wounds in France. Prior to enlisting he carried on with his brother a successful licensed grocer's business, having served his apprencticeship with Messrs Wallace &Son, Pathhead, and acted as a salesman and traveller for Messrs Mitchell Brothers, Dalkeith.
William Henderson
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William
Surname Henderson
Rank Private
Service no 59266
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Boghead, Parish of Lasswade
Date of Birth 30/07/1899
Date of Death 24/05/1918
Age 28
Parents Son of William and Mary Jane Henderson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : William Henderson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 May 1918]: Private William Henderson (19), Royal Scots, who has died of gas poisoning, is the second son of Mr and Mrs William Henderson, John Street, Penicuik, who has fallen. He was formerly employed in Valleyfield Paper Mill.
J Hennessey
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname Hennessey
Rank Private
Service no S/16158
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth The Brewery, nr Gorebridge
Date of Birth 17/7/1890
Date of Death 29/09/1915
Age 25
Parents Andrew Hennessey and Catherine Pearson
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CWGC Ninth Avenue Cemetery, Haisnes
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Other information Obituary : J Hennessey
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 October 1915]: We regret to have to record the death of another hero belonging to the Fushiebridge patriotic quarter-of-a-mile. This is Private James Hennessey, Cameron Highlanders, who ... had been last seen by a wounded brother lying unconscious amongst the poisonous gases used by the enemy in the great battle on 25th September. The gallant lad has now been officially reported as killed in action. The third son of Mr Andrew Clark Hennessey, Stobs Brewery, he was between twenty and thirty years of age, and previous to going out to serve King and country, which he did shortly after the outbreak of the war, he was an employee of the Arniston Coal Company. He was an amiable lad with many friends, and his death makes a blank in the roll of the East U.F. Chruch, of which and its associations he was a loyal attender. Wide-spread sympathy has gone out to Mr Clark Hennessey, whose household has been harder hit by the ravanges of war than any other household in the Gorebridge district. Of his four soldier sons - all Camerons - Andrew was in the army when hostilities began, and served from Mons to Soissons where he was wounded, and is not yet fit for service; James has answered the last roll call; David was wounded the day his brother fell, and is now in hospital in England, while Thomas was "gassed" in the same battle, luckily, slightly. Another sore trial Mr Hennessey has had to bear since the memorable 4th of August, 1914, was the passing away of his wife. An old warrior himself, having served for many years with the Haddingtonshire Artillery Militia, he, in spite of his misfortunes, patriotically maintains that if he had as many more sons fit to serve, he would encourage them to don the King's khaki.
James Stenhouse Herdman
Memorials Roslin
First names James Stenhouse
Surname Herdman
Rank Corporal
Service no 14794
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death Between 08/05/1917 and 09/05/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of James and Helena Herdman, Roslin
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CWGC Doiran Military Cemetery
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Dennis Heslin
Memorials Loanhead
First names Dennis
Surname Heslin
Rank Private
Service no 38803
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Inveresk
Date of Birth 7/5/1897
Date of Death 28/03/1918
Age 19
Parents Michael Heslin and Margaret Lannen
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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Robert V Hildersley
Memorials Penicuik
First names Robert Virtue
Surname Hildersley Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 13342
Regiment Middlesex Regiment
Battalion 3rd
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 21/5/1890
Date of Death 25/05/1915
Age 25
Parents Albert and Annie Hildersley (nee Pilmuir)
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CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Other information Obituary : Robert V Hildersley
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 July 1915]: Lance-Corporal R. Virtue Hildersley, 7 Lindsay Place, Penicuik, 3rd Middlesex Regiment, has been officially reported by the War Office as having died of wounds on 25th May. Previously it was reported that he had been missing between May 22-29. He was seven years in the Middlesex regiment, five of them being spent in India.
David Anderson Hill
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names David Anderson
Surname Hill
Rank Private
Service no S/20924
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 28/11/1896
Date of Death 03/09/1916
Age 19
Parents Second son of William and Jane Hill (nee Anderson)
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CWGC Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France
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Other information Obituary : David Anderson Hill
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 October 1916]: Private David Hill, of the Cameron Highlanders, second son of Mr and Mrs William Hill, 172 High Street, who, according to official news received from the Infantry Record Office, Perth of Tuesday, was killed in action on 3rd September. Private Hill, who was in his twentieth year, enlisted in September 1915, and had been at the front for about six months when he met his death. He was a young man of bright and amiable disposition and was very popular among his comrades, both in the army and in civil life. Prior to enlisting he was employed as a pitworker at Carberry.
John Hill
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names John
Surname Hill
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
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McCulloch Hill-Jones
Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names McCulloch
Surname Hill-Jones
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Canadians Infantry (Western Ontario Regt) 1st
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/07/1915 CWGC 15/6/1915
Age
Parents Son of James and Mary Jones of Chester
Marriage Husband of Vera HGH Jones, Lexham, 1 Tenham Avenue, Streatham Hill, London
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CWGC Vimy Memorial to the Missing
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James Hilton
Memorials Rosewell
First names James
Surname Hilton
Rank
Service no
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion
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Date of Birth
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James Hislop
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names James McCombie
Surname Hislop
Rank Private
Service no 823
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth North Leith
Date of Birth 10/3/1889
Date of Death 03/06/1915
Age
Parents James M Hislop, labourer, and Margaret Wood
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CWGC Le Touret Military Cemetery, France
Medals
Worked in Taylor Soap Works, Leith, then Co-operative Store Boot Department. Became Shoemaker in Black Other information Watch, Curragh, Ireland, 30th Oct 1907. In 2nd Batt. Black Watch in Basra, India, 3 Aug 1909. Moved to Rouen with British Expeditionary Force, 11 March 1915.
Andrew Hogarth
Memorials Cranston
First names Andrew
Surname Hogarth
Rank Private
Service no 25489
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Fordel, Parish of Newbattle
Date of Birth 23/01/1897
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of Angus and Catherine Henderson Hogarth (nee Sligo)
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CWGC Bailleul Road West Cemetery, St Laurent-Blangy
Medals
Other information Died on the same day as his friend James Crawford. Obituary : Andrew Hogarth
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 May 1917]: News reached Mr Angus Hogarth, the Murrays farm, some days ago, that his youngest son had been killed, a fact that was confirmed on Tuesday by the arrival of the official notice. Private Andrew Hogarth, K.O.S.B., the deceased, was born at Fordel 20 years ago, and previous to enlistment, in July 1916, worked on the Murrays farm as a ploughman. He was well known to a large circle of friends and highly respected ... Hogarth and [James] Crawford were most intimate friends and both fell on the 9th April. All the bereaved families are having much sympathy extended to them at this time.
Charles Hogg
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Lasswade Parish Church Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names Charles
Surname Hogg
Rank Private
Service no S/4958
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st/7th Bn.
Place of birth Bishopbriggs
Date of Birth 16/01/1882
Date of Death 19/09/1917
Age 35
Parents Son of Richard and Margaret Hogg (née Keltie)
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Enlisted Bonnyrigg
CWGC Cement House Cemetery, nr Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : Charles Hogg
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 October 1917]: Mrs Hogg, 53 Dundas Street, Bonnyrigg, received official intimation last Friday that her eldest son, Private Charles Hogg, Black Watch, was killed in action in France, after three years' service. Deceased, who was 35 years of age, was for 16 years employed at Bonnyrigg carpet factory, and also sometime at Arniston. He was a noted billiard player, being one of the most skilful cueists in the East of Scotland.
Walter Hogg
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange First names Walter
Surname Hogg
Rank Private
Service no CH/18655
Regiment Royal Marine Light Infantry
Battalion Deal Bn., RN Div.
Place of birth Dunbar
Date of Birth 10/08/1890
Date of Death 28/05/1915
Age 24
Parents Son of Walter and Jessie Hogg (nee McLellan)
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CWGC Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Gallipoli
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Other information Obituary : Walter Hogg
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 June 1915]: Mrs Hogg, 48 The Square, has been notified by the Admiralty authorities that her son, Private Walter Hogg, R.M.L.I., who was serving in the Deal Battalion, R.M. Brigade, R.N. Division, had died from wounds received in action near the Dardenelles. At the outbreak of hostilities he offered his services at once in the Royal Marines. He had an exciting experience when travelling home on leave. Uhlans attacked the train and fired repeatedly on the carriages, doing, however, little mischief.
John Hoggarth
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John Wilson
Surname Hoggarth
Rank Driver
Service no 28290
Regiment Royal Army Service Corps
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/11/1918
Age 29
Parents Son of Robert Hoggarth of Cortleferry, Stow
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CWGC Cambrai East Military Cemetery
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Other information John Hoggarth lived at Stobs Brewery and worked with the Arniston Coal Company.
William Hood
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names William
Surname Hood
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/05/1917
Age
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CWGC Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun
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David Wilkinson Hope
Dalkeith Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial) St Nicholas Buccleuch Churchyard, Dalkeith West Church, Dalkeith
First names David Wilkinson
Surname Hope
Rank Private
Service no S/21600
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth 01/08/1875
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age 42
Parents Youngest son of John Hope and Agnes 'Nancy' Hope(nee Wilkinson)
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CWGC Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres
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The Hope family ran a brassfoundery business in Dalkeith. Commemorated on the Hope family headstone in Other information St Nicholas Buccleuch Churchyard, Dalkeith. Obituary : David Wilkinson Hope
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 September 1917]: Keen regret is felt in the Newtongrange district at the announcement that Pte. David W. Hope, Camerons, attached Machine Gun Corps, has fallen in action. Mr Hope started his career with the Lothian Coal Company at Newbattle Collieries, as a mining engineer, and was with them for five or six years after which he received a position in British Columbia. He subsequently returned to this country and assumed the management of his later father's business at Dalkeith.
William Hope
Memorials Loanhead
First names William
Surname Hope
Rank Gunner
Service no 104694
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 103rd Bde.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 14/9/1892
Date of Death 14/05/1916
Age 23
Parents William Hope, bricklayer, and Mary Eadie
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CWGC Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : William Hope
[Dalkeith Advertiser 25 May 1916]: The announcement is made that Gunner William Hope, son of Mrs William Hope, 17 Fowler Square, Loanhead, has succumbed to wounds received in action. The deceased was 23 years of age.
Robert Horn
Fala &Soutra Parish Church: Robert Horn Memorial Memorials Fala and Soutra Parish
First names Robert
Surname Horn
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service no
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 30/05/1881
Date of Death 18/04/1918
Age 36
Parents Son of William and Myra Horn (nee Woodcote)
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CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals DSO and Bar, Military Cross
Other information Robert Horn is commemorated on a special memorial tablet inside Fala Parish Church. Obituary : Robert Horn
[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 May 1918]: Lt.-Col. Robert Horn, DSO., M.C., Seaforth Highlanders, has been killed in action. The eldest son of the late Mr William Horn and of Mrs Horn of Woodcot, Blackshiels, Colonel Horn was born 1881. Entering the Seaforths, he became Captain in 1906, and Adjutant in 1912. He received medal and clasp for service on the North-West Frontier, India. In the present war he obtained the D.S.O. (with bar) and the M.C. In November last Colonel Horn was home on leave suffering from gas poisoning. His mother has done much useful work for the Red Cross, and the No. XI. Work Party have met fortnightly at her residence since February 1916. Miss Horn, his sister, has been serving in the Motor Transport Corps. Mrs Horn’s younger son is serving in the Artists Rifles.
G Horne
Memorials Rosewell
First names G
Surname Horne
Rank
Service no
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
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CWGC
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Alexander Horsburgh
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names Alexander
Surname Horsburgh
Rank Private
Service no 202501
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 5th/6th Bn.
Place of birth Hilltown, Parish of Newton
Date of Birth 02/03/1890
Date of Death 20/05/1917
Age 17
Parents Son of Alexander and Annie Horsburgh
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of James Horsburgh died 27/9/1915
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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James Horsburgh
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names James
Surname Horsburgh
Rank Private
Service no 7774
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/09/1915
Age
Parents Son of Alexander and Annie Horsburgh
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Horsburgh died 20/5/1917
Residence Millerhill
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Horsburgh
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 October 1915]: Lance-Corporal James Horsburgh, signaller, 2nd Scots Guards, the second son of Mr Archibald Horsburgh, Harelaw, Millerhill, was reported killed in action in France on 27th September. Deceased was 24 years of age and had been seven years a soldier.
William Horsburgh
Memorials Loanhead
First names William
Surname Horsburgh
Rank Company Quartermaster Sergeant
Service no S/7853
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 9th
Place of birth Liberton
Date of Birth 23/7/1881
Date of Death 17/03/1916
Age 34
Parents
Marriage Margaret Wallace
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Vermelles Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Horsburgh
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 March 1916]: Word has been received by his relatives in Loanhead that sergeant Wm. Horsburgh, of the Royal Highlanders, has been killed in action. His widow and three children resided at Station Road. Deceased, who was a son of Mr William Horsburgh, Fountain Place, Loanhead, was a reservist, and had been serving continuously at the front since the commencement of the war, with the exception of two intervals when he home recovering from wounds. His brother, Andrew, was killed in action in France several weeks ago, and two other brothers are at present also serving.
William Horsburgh
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William
Surname Horsburgh
Rank Private
Service no 3/3147
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/07/1916
Age 50
Parents Son of James Horsburgh of Stevenson North Lodge, Haddington Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Aldershot
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
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William James Houston
Cranston Memorials Cranston Parish Churchyard
First names William James
Surname Houston
Rank Gunner
Service no 307339
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 2nd/1st (Lowland) Heavy Bty.
Place of birth Beith, Ayrshire
Date of Birth 28/03/1894
Date of Death 25/05/1918
Age 24
Parents Eldest son of Thomas and Mary Houston (nee Meenie)
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CWGC Bertrancourt Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : William James Houston
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 June 1918]: Mr Thomas Houston, Mid Lodge, Oxenford Castle, has received word that his eldest son, Gunner William Houston, RGA, was killed in action on Sunday 26th May. It is rather a strange coincidence that Gunner Houston enlisted on 28th May 1915, crossed to France on 28th May 1916, and now has made the supreme sacrifice practically two years later. His senior officer speaks very highly of him as a soldier and a man. Previous to enlistment, he was a gardener with Lady Gibson Craig at Riccarton, Currie. His younger brother is at present serving in the army. The parents and family of the deceased have already had a great deal of sympathy extended to them in their bereavement.
William Howden
Memorials Loanhead
First names William
Surname Howden
Rank Sapper
Service no 9549
Regiment Australian Tunnelling Corps
Battalion 1st Coy.
Place of birth Whitekirk
Date of Birth 13/5/1887
Date of Death 11/11/1918
Age 31
Parents John Howden and Annie Anderson
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CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France
Medals
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James Dodds Howitt
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik North Church St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik
First names James Dodds
Surname Howitt Rank Private
Service no 330532
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 01/08/1891
Date of Death 19/05/1917
Age 26
Parents Eldest son of Thomas and Helen Howitt (nee Inch)
Marriage Husband of Jeannie Pettigrew
Family casualties
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC St Nicolas British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information James Howitt worked at Valleyfield papermill in Penicuik. Obituary : James Dodds Howitt
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book One]: Killed in action on the 19th May 1917, Private James Dodds Howitt, Royal Scots, beloved husband of Jeannie Pettigrew, and eldest son of Private Thomas and Helen Howitt, 16 Dalgety Avenue, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, and grandson of Mr and Mrs Dodds, Kirkhill, Penicuik, and of the late Stephen Howitt, baker, Peebles.
Michael Hughes
Memorials Rosewell
First names Michael
Surname Hughes
Rank
Service no
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion
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Robert Hughes
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead Loanhead Cemetery
First names Robert
Surname Hughes
Rank Private
Service no 53881
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 28th Field Ambulance
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 2/2/1894
Date of Death 02/03/1919
Age 25
Parents James Hughes, watchmaker, and Agnes M Bowers
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CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Robert Hughes died at Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield of disease contracted on service. He served in Other information Malta, Italy and France.
Walter Hume
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Dalkeith Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial)
First names Walter
Surname Hume
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 355488
Regiment The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Battalion 1st/10th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 01/05/1887
Date of Death 30/11/1917
Age 30
Parents Third son of James and Mary Hume (nee Snowden)
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Enlisted
CWGC Cambrai Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Walter Hume was a hairdresser in Dalkeith. He enlisted two days after the declaration of war on 4 August Other information 1914. He was wounded but returned to France in 1917. Two of his brothers also served in the army. Obituary : Walter Hume
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 January 1918]: The official intimation received on Saturday that Corporal Walter Hume, of the Liverpool Scottish, had been killed in action on the 30th November, has occasioned deep regret among his many friends in Dalkeith. The third son of Mr and Mrs James Hume, South street, he enlisted two days after the proclamation of war and participated in much of the arduous fighting in the early days of the campaign. He was eventually wounded and invalided home, but had been back in France for about five months when he met his death. He was extremely popularwith his comrades in the army, and his commanding officer speaks in high terms of his devotion to duty and of his personal worth. Referring to Corporal Hume, 2nd Lieut. B P Gallop, in a letter to the deceased's parents, says:- 'One of the original members of the battalion who came to France in 1914, he has done his duty consistently always. Since he has been with my platoon, he has been most reliable, and had the confidence of both myself and the men under him. Before he was killed he put up a most gallant fight, without the slightest regard to his own personal safety.' Before the war Corporal Hume carried on a hairdresser's business in Dalkeith. His eldest brother, Sergeant Robert Hume, has been serving for nearly two years in German East Africa, and his youngest brother, Private Aitken Hume, is at present in Bangour Hospital suffering from wounds received in action.
David Ainslie Hunter
Memorials Fala and Soutra Parish
First names David Ainslie
Surname Hunter
Rank Private
Service no 911777
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 102nd Bn
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 25/10/1890
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 26
Parents Son of the Reverend James and Clementina Hunter (nee Cowan)
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Enlisted
CWGC Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, Neuville-St Vaast
Medals
David Hunter is listed as a sergeant on the family headstone in Fala cemetery. He died at the battle of Vimy Other information Ridge in April 1917.
Robert Hunter
Memorials Loanhead
First names Robert
Surname Hunter
Rank Private
Service no 202250
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age
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CWGC Guemappe British Cemetery, Wancourt, France
Medals
Other information Robert Hunter lived with his wife at Elmbank, Loanhead.
Robert Hunter
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names Robert
Surname Hunter
Rank Private
Service no 30611
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 16th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/11/1916
Age 30
Parents Elder son of George and Margaret Hunter
Marriage Euphemia Hunter
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 20 September 1917]: The death is announced of Private Robert Hunter, H.L.I., who was reported missing on 18th November last, and is now officially presumed to have been killed on that date. Private Hunter was the elder son of Mr George Hunter, formerly of Bonnyrigg and now residing at 15 Lochrin Terrace, Edinburgh.
Melvin Husband
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Melvin
Surname Husband
Rank Private
Service no 25062
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/02/1919
Age
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CWGC Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
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[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Books IV. and V: Landward Parishes]: At 8 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, on 26th February, of bronchial pneumonia, Private Melvin Husband, aged 34 years, second son of John Husband, contractor, Innerleithen; deeply mourned.
Alexander Hutchison
Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Alexander
Surname Hutchison
Rank Private
Service no 40116
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/12/1916
Age
Parents Son of James Laurie and Beatrice Hutchison, 19 Fieldsend, Penicuik
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James Hutchison
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Newbattle Churchyard St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Hutchison
Rank Corporal
Service no 7539
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/09/1914
Age 27
Parents Son of Mrs Elizabeth Douglas, Gorebridge
Marriage
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Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Vendresse British Cemetery
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[Edinburgh Evening News 18 June 1915]: Private James Hutchison, 1st Batt. Cameron Highlanders, a native of Gorebridge, was 18 months in the reserve before being called up on the outbreak of war. He was seven years with the colours and served in India, South Africa and China.
John Hutchison
Memorials Lasswade
First names John
Surname Hutchison
Rank Guardsman
Service no 9281
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Eskbank
Date of Birth 16/09/1894
Date of Death 23/06/1916
Age 21
Parents Son of John and Susan Hutchison (nee Smith)
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CWGC Poperinghe New Military Cemetery
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 July 1916]: The death is announced as having occurred in action on 23rd June of Private John Hutchison (9281) Scots Guards. He was the son of Mr John Hutchison, dairyman, formerly of Eskbank, and was 21 years of age.
John Lawrie Hutchison
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names John Lawrie
Surname Hutchison
Rank Private
Service no 10440
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/08/1919
Age
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CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
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Robert Scott Hutchison
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names Robert Scott
Surname Hutchison
Rank Private
Service no 43015
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th
Place of birth Newmains, Parish of Humbie
Date of Birth 24/12/1882
Date of Death 23/03/1918
Age 35
Parents Second son of Thomas and Mary Hutchison (nee Scott)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 April 1918]: The death is announced, as having occurred in action, of Pte. Robert Hutchison, Royal Scots, son of the late Mr Thomas Hutchison, 2 Rose Terrace, Bonnyrigg. The deceased, who was of a bright and amiable disposition, was in civil life employed as a gardener, and his death will be keenly regretted by his many friends.
Charles Edwin Huth
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Lasswade Parish Church Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names Charles Edwin
Surname Huth Rank Private
Service no 35339
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 9th
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 19/3/1883
Date of Death 13/10/1918
Age 35
Parents Frederick and Margaret Huth (nee McGlashan)
Marriage Husband of Annie Neilson
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 December 1918]: Mrs Huth, 26 Polton Street, Bonnyrigg, has this week received the sad intimation that her husband, Pte. Charles E. Huth, fell in action on the 13th October last. According to a letter from an officer, he was struck by an enemy shell and killed instantaneously. The deceased, who was 35 years of age, enlisted in 1914, shortly after the declaration of war, and had served in France for about two years. In civil life he was employed in the National Health Insurance Office, Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh. He leaves a widow and two children.
Robert Stewart Mark Inch
Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert Stewart Mark
Surname Inch
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Norfolk Regiment
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Stobsmill House, Gorebridge
Date of Birth 10/03/1905
Date of Death 22/10/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of Robert Inch and Janet Inch (cousins)
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Awarded the Military Cross in October 1916. Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Other information Churchyard. Obituary : Robert Stewart Mark Inch [Dalkeith Advertiser 1 November 1917]: Deep regret has been caused in Gorebridge and district by the annoucement that Lieutenant R.S.M. Inch, M.C., Norfolk Regiment, has been killed in action. The deceased officer was the younger son of Doctor and Mrs Inch, Stobsmills House. He was educated at George Watson's College, and was engaged in an accountant's office in Edinburgh. He joined the Edinburgh University O.T.C. shortly after the outbreak of war, and was gazetted to the Norfolk Regiment. He was severely wounded a year ago, and for his gallantry in action was awarded the Military Cross. His elder brother, Capt. T. D. Inch, R.A.M.C., is at present on active service in France. [The Watsonian War-Record 1914-1918]: A son of Dr. R. Inch, Gorebridge, was born in 1896, and attended G.W.C. 1904-12. He was an apprentice C.A., and, having undergone training in the E.U.O.T.C., he was gazetted in the Norfolk Regt. Going to France in 1916, he was awarded the M.C. in Oct. for a successful withdrawal of his men. In this action he was severely wounded and had to return home for a serious operation. On recovering, he returned in Sept. 1917, and was killed by shell-fire at Poelcapelle, Oct. 22 1917.
George Inglis
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names George
Surname Inglis
Rank Corporal
Service no S/3681
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/03/1918
Age
Parents Son of Alexander Inglis, Kirkhill Back Road, Wishaw
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Joseph Inglis
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Joseph Horsburgh
Surname Inglis
Rank Private
Service no 352204
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th
Place of birth Newton
Date of Birth 23/5/1887
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 29
Parents Son of James and Agnes Inglis (nee Horsburgh)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 April 1917]: Mr James Inglis, Sheriffhall, Dalkeith, yesterday received official notice of the death from wounds on the 9th inst. of his younger son, Private Joseph Horsburgh, Royal Scots. Private Inglis in civil life was a clerk in a stockbroker's office in Edinburgh, and was well known in Dalkeith.
Walter Inglis
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Walter
Surname Inglis
Rank Private
Service no 19514
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence Galashiels
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William Inglis
Dalkeith Memorials West Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Inglis
Rank Private
Service no 35316
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 18th Bn.
Place of birth Mid Calder
Date of Birth 28/04/1887
Date of Death 25/08/1917
Age 31
Parents Son of William and Julia Inglis (nee Gray)
Marriage Husband of Christina Mayes
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Alexander Innes
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Alexander
Surname Innes
Rank Private
Service no 3342
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Glasgow
Date of Birth 23/2/1894
Date of Death 14/12/1914
Age 20
Parents Alexander Innes, stonemason, and Margaret King
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Moved to Glasgow and worked as a shoemaker, then as a plater's helper in the shipyards at Clydebank. Other information Then worked as a engineer in Hydepark Locomotive Works. Private 3rd Batt. Gordon Highlanders 2nd November 1914. Then 1st Batt.
Alexander Duncan Innes
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Alexander Duncan
Surname Innes Rank Private
Service no 874
Regiment South African Infantry
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 18/10/1880
Date of Death 16/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of William and Elizabeth Innes (nee Webster)
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair K5 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
James Innes
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname Innes
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 91940
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 181st Tunnelling Coy
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 8/11/1890
Date of Death 02/12/1917
Age 27
Parents David Innes, plasterer, and Elizabeth Innes (nee McAlpine)
Marriage Husband of Annie Burnett
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
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CWGC Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme
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[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 27 December 1917]: Mrs James Innes has received official intimation that her husband, Lce.-Corporal James Innes has died at a Clearing Station, France, through wounds. He enlisted in 1914, in the Hussars, but was transferred first to the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and latterly to the Royal Engineers. Prior to enlistment he was employed at Arniston Colliery. He leaves a widow and one son.
Ronald Stewart Innes
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Ronald Stewart
Surname Innes
Rank Second Lieutenant Service no
Regiment Manchester Regt
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 06/04/1889
Date of Death 07/08/1915
Age 26
Parents Son of George and Elizabeth Innes (nee Stewart)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 September 1915]: Intimation has been received at Dalkeith that Second-Lieutenant Ronald Stewart Innes, of the 11th battalion Manchester Regiment was killed in action at the Dardanelles on August 7th. Lieutenant Innes, who was a native of Eskbank, was 27 years of age and had been in the employment of Parr’s Bank (Limited), Manchester, for about nine years. He enlisted shortly after the declaration of war, and obtained his commission in November last. He went out to the Dardanelles in the beginning of July. He was a son of Mr G.D. Innes, many years manager of the Mr W.R. Mushet’s Ironworks, Dalkeith and Granton, and now managing director of Bennett’s Ironworks, Stockport, his mother being the eldest daughter of Mr James Stewart, for many years in business as a pharmaceutical chemist in Dalkeith and Lasswade, but now retired, spending the evening of his life in Joppa. His brother Mr G.A. Innes, who is also a native of Dalkeith, has been engaged in ambulance work in France for some time.
John Ironside
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John
Surname Ironside
Rank Private
Service no 53603
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 119th Coy.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 15/03/1898
Date of Death 23/11/1917
Age 19
Parents Only son of John Ironside and Elizabeth A Ironside (nee Veitch)
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair D232 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : John Ironside
[Midlothian Journal 4 January 1918]: Mr John Ironside, "Eskvale," Penicuik, has now received official intimation that his only son, Lance-Corporal John Ironside, Machine Gun Corps, formerly in the Black Watch, was killed on action on 12th November. The deceased soldier, who was only nineteen years of age, had served for nearly three years, and was, previous to enlistment, employed in the Town Clerk's office, Penicuik.
Alexander Irvine
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Alexander Mason
Surname Irvine
Rank Sapper
Service no 136495
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 171st Tunnelling Coy
Place of birth Selkirk
Date of Birth 14/3/1895
Date of Death 28/08/1916
Age 21
Parents William Irvine, coalminer, and Helen Watson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge Enlisted
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Other information EN 23/6/1917 Obituary : Alexander Irvine
[Midlothian Journal 21 July 1917]: Mrs Aitken, Dundas Terrace, Gorebridge, has received official intimation that her son, Sapper Alex. Irvine, R.E., who was reported missing, is now presumed to have been killed in action. Irvine, who was years of age, was a miner with the Arniston Coal Co., and enlisted in the Tunnelling Section of the R.E.
Frederick Irvine
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Frederick
Surname Irvine
Rank Private
Service no 773
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/12/1914
Age 24
Parents Son of James and Margaret Irvine
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Residence
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CWGC Lilliers Communal Cemetery
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Andrew Ross Jack
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Andrew Ross
Surname Jack
Rank Private
Service no 43605
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th
Place of birth Poltonhall
Date of Birth 27/07/1894
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of John and Isabella Jack (née Ross)
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CWGC Roclincourt Valley Cemetery
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Charles Jack
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Charles Duke
Surname Jack
Rank Private
Service no 7409
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Haddington
Date of Birth 21/2/1886 Date of Death 09/10/1914
Age 28
Parents Donald Jack, carter, and Deborah Duke
Marriage
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Residence Haddington
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Vendresse Churchyard, France
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Other information Charles Jack was a reservist and worked as a postman in Gorebridge.
David Jack
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names David
Surname Jack
Rank Private
Service no 42459
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 27/11/1899
Date of Death 23/08/1918
Age 18
Parents Son of David Stewart and Catherine Jack (nee McNeill)
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CWGC Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, France
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair N267 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
David Tait Jack
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery Newbattle Parish Church
First names David Tait
Surname Jack
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 24949
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 10/01/1896
Date of Death 29/06/1916
Age 20
Parents Son of George and Helen Jack (nee Williamson)
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Educated at George Watson's College. Student of medicine at Edinburgh University 1914-15. Other information Commemorated by a stained glass window in Newbattle Parish Church where his father was an elder. Obituary : David Tait Jack [Dalkeith Advertiser 6 July 1916]: Intimation was received yesterday by Mr George Jack, S.S.C., Dalkeith, that his youngest son, Lce-Corporal David T. Jack, had fallen in action in France. The deceased lad, who was in his 21st year, was a bright and promising youth, and when the war broke out, he was qualifying for the medical profession at Edinburgh University. In answer to his country’s call, however, he abandoned his studies and threw his lot with the 16th Royal Scots, the gallant regiment raised by Sir George Macrae. In military life he was able to turn his medical knowledge to account by acting as medical orderly to his regiment. A letter from Major Warden states that Lce-Cpl Jack was engaged in cutting the wire of the German trenches when he met his death. He was one of the party who volunteered for this dangerous duty, for which there was considerable competition. The officer included him in the party because of his keenness to participate in the venture. [The Watsonian War Record 1914-1918]: A son of Mr. G. Jack, S.S.C., Dalkeith, was born in 1896, and attended G.W.C. 1903-12. He had begun his medical course at Edin. Univ. and passed his first professional examination with Hons., when war broke out. Owing to heart trouble, he was rejected as a combatant, but he persuaded the authorities to accept him as a medical orderly. He was promoted to L/Cpl. in the 16th R.S., and was killed on June 29, 1916, in a gallant effort to rescue a wounded comrade, while out on a raiding party. He was a keen sportsman and a pioneer of the Scout movement in the Dalkeith district.
Gavin Jack
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names Gavin
Surname Jack
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Hermiston Farm
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 30
Parents Son of Thomas and Jane Jack (nee Greenshields)
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Other information Guy Jack was a farmer at Hermiston near Edinburgh and brother of AG Jack of Crichton Mains farm.
William Jack
Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery Memorials Newtongrange
First names William
Surname Jack
Rank Private
Service no 8354
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/10/1915
Age 32
Parents Son of Deborah and Donald Duke Jack, 10 First Street, Newtongrange
Marriage Husband of Edith Jack, 15 Dean Street, Edinburgh
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 October 1915]: Private Wm. Jack, No 8354, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, is reported as having died of wounds in France on 2nd Oct. He was a son of Mr Donald Jack, 10 First St., Newtongrange.
William Paterson Jack Roslin Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names William Paterson
Surname Jack
Rank Corporal
Service no S/3354
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 22/01/1895
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of James and Annie Jack (nee Paterson)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 21 October 1915]: Lance-Corporal Wm. P. Jack, 8th Seaforth Highlanders, who was previously reported missing, is now reported killed. Lance-Corporal Jack was 20 years of age. Previous to the war he was employed with Messrs Widnell &Stewart, and resided with his parents at Muir's Buildings, Roslin.
James Jamieson
Memorials Penicuik
First names James
Surname Jamieson
Rank Private
Service no 40561
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Gilmerton
Date of Birth 20/09/1887
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 29
Parents Son of James and Jane Jamieson (nee Yorkston)
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Residence Penicuik
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[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 8 June 1917]: Private James Jamieson, Royal Scots Fusiliers (wounded and missing since 23rd April), was formerly employed as a butcher with Mr Georg Henderson, and resided at Pryde's Place. his wife is presently staying in Motherwell.
Thomas Jardine
Loanhead Memorials Polton
First names Thomas
Surname Jardine
Rank Private
Service no A/6512
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 7th/8th
Place of birth Polton
Date of Birth 28/6/1895
Date of Death 22/05/1916
Age 20
Parents James Jardine, papermaker, and Isabella Hall
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Residence Loanhead
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CWGC Vermelles British Cemetery, France
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George Jarvie
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names George
Surname Jarvie
Rank Private
Service no 12704
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st/6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/03/1918
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs William Jarvie, 34A Main Street, Newhaven
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CWGC Etaples Military Cemetery
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Alexander Jeffrey
Memorials Cranston
First names Alexander
Surname Jeffrey
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John Jeffrey
Memorials Penicuik
First names John
Surname Jeffrey
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 330033
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/10/1918
Age 32
Parents Son of John and Leslie Bruce Jeffrey
Marriage Husband of Mrs E Jeffrey, 33 Napier Street, Penicuik
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[Midlothian Journal 15 November 1918]: Private John Jeffrey, Royal Scots, who died or pneumonia following influenza in a South African General Hospital on 31st October, was mobilised with the local Territorials at the outbreak of war. He was home for a year working in the mines, but was called up again in April last. He was 32 years of age and leaves a widow and three of a family, who reside at 7 Fieldsend. Another brother, who lost a leg in the war, resides in Tranent.
Harold Stuart Jennings
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Harold Stuart
Surname Jennings
Rank Corporal
Service no 11580
Regiment Australian Field Artillery
Battalion 5th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/05/1917
Age
Parents Son of Frederick Arden and Irene Hannah Jennings
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Harold Stuart Jennings worked in the Sydney branch of Alex Cowan and Sons, paper manufacturers, Other information Penicuik.
Charles S Johnston
Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg Parish Church Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580 Penicuik Silver Band Polton
First names Charles Shaw
Surname Johnston
Rank Private
Service no 82029
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 24th Coy
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 18/06/1887
Date of Death 21/03/1918 Age 30
Parents Son of John and Sarah Johnston (nee Field)
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Other information Variously spelt Johnston or Johnstone.
G Johnston
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names G
Surname Johnston
Rank Private
Service no
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Date of Birth
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George Johnston
Memorials Temple
First names George
Surname Johnston
Rank
Service no
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Date of Birth
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J Johnston
Memorials Roslin
First names John
Surname Johnston
Rank Private
Service no S/10980
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 22
Parents Eldest son of John and Margaret Johnston, 9 Great Northern Road, Aberdeen
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 February 1917]: Mr and Mrs Johnstone, 9 Great Northern Road, Aberdeen, have been officially notified that their eldest son, Private John Johnstone, Cameron Highlanders, who was previously reported missing in September 1915, is now reported killed. He was 22 years of age, and before joining up was an attendant at Rosslynlee Asylum, Midlothian.
John Johnston
Memorials Lasswade Parish Church
First names John
Surname Johnston
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1915
Age
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A Johnstone
Memorials Dalkeith
First names A
Surname Johnstone
Rank Private
Service no
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1917
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Francis Johnstone
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Francis
Surname Johnstone
Rank Private Service no 202537
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 08/11/1882
Date of Death 12/11/1917
Age 35
Parents Youngest son of Henry and Isabella Johnstone (nee McKenzie)
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Other information Obituary : Francis Johnstone
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 December 1917]: Mrs Johnstone, Young's Close, has been officially notified that her younger son, Private F. Johnstone, Gordon Highlanders, fell in action in Palestine on 12th November. As a reservist he was called up on the outbreak of the present conflict, and saw a great deal of service on the Western front, where he was wounded. Latterly he was transferred to Egypt with the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force. Private Johnstone had previous experience of active warfare, having taken part in the South African War, and held a medal for his services in that campaign. A son of the later Mr Henry Johnstone, shoemaker, Selkirk, he was of an amiable and cheerful disposition, and was very popular among his comrades. Before the war he was employed as a miner at Smeaton Colliery.
John Johnstone
Memorials Lasswade
First names John
Surname Johnstone
Rank Private
Service no 40259
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1916
Age 32
Parents
Marriage Husband of Elizabeth Hall, 1 Elm Row, Lasswade
Family casualties
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William Johnstone
Memorials Penicuik
First names William
Surname Johnstone
Rank Corporal
Service no 19526
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age
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Albert Jones
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Albert
Surname Jones
Rank Private
Service no 10295
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/06/1916
Age
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Isaac Jones
Bonnyrigg Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Isaac
Surname Jones
Rank Gunner
Service no 125794
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 'C’ Bty, 50th Bde
Place of birth Hunterfield
Date of Birth 21/01/1896
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of Isaac and Grace Jones
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Other information Obituary : Isaac Jones
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 August 1918]: On October 12th 1917, Gunner Isaac Jones, R.F.A., third son of Mr and Mrs Jones, 16 Victoria Street, was officially reported as missing, and now the War Office have notified his sorrowing parents that he is presumed to have been killed in action on or about that date. Born 22 years ago, he was in civil life an employee of the Arniston Coal Company. A lad of bright and winning manner, he was a great favourite amongst his fellows. He was keen on football and other sports. His death makes another blank in the peace time list of Stobhill Parish Church Guildsmen. Deep sympathy has been extended to his parents. Another son of the household, Trooper Walter S Jones, has served in the Royal Scots Greys since shortly after the war was declared, and is in France.
Robert Jones
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Jones
Rank Private
Service no 330318
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/07/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties Residence Dalkeith
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Peter Jordan
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Peter
Surname Jordan
Rank Lance Serjeant
Service no 6239
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Dundee
Date of Birth 15/5/1882
Date of Death 13/11/1916
Age 34
Parents John Jordan, labourer, and Isabella Lochart
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Enlisted in Seafoth Highlanders at Fort George in 1899. Went with them to Egypt in 1900. Remained with Other information regiment.
George Joyce
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names George
Surname Joyce
Rank Private
Service no 43019
Regiment West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 17/04/1918
Age
Parents Son of Robert and Margaret Joyce, Eastmains farm, Ormiston
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Other information Obituary : George Joyce
[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 May 1918]: A telegram received by Mrs Joyce, Scott’s Close, on Saturday night brought the sad news that her son, Gunner George Joyce, R.F.A. had been killed in action. The deceased was a bright and amiable youth, eighteen years of age, and previous to enlistment he was employed at the local mines.
Martin Joyce
Memorials Temple
First names Martin
Surname Joyce
Rank Private
Service no 227705
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 47th
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 28/10/1917
Age
Parents Son of John and Bridget Joyce
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Other information Obituary : Martin Joyce
[Dalkeith Advertiser 22 November 1917]: Last week Miss Mary Joyce received official news that her brother, Private Martin Joyce, of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, had been killed in action. This soldier emigrated to Canada in 1910, and was home on holiday three years ago. After returning to the land of the Maple Leaf, he joined the Colours in 1916 and had been six months in France when he met his death. Private Joyce resided many years in Temple, where he was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Previous to going to Canada he was employed with Messrs Sloan &Sons, Edinburgh.
J Kean
Memorials Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Kean
Rank Sergeant
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1915
Age
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John Keegan
Memorials Rosewell
First names John
Surname Keegan
Rank Private
Service no 6073
Regiment Royal Dragoons
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 11/01/1892
Date of Death 28/01/1916
Age 24
Parents Youngest son of Patrick and Jane Keegan (nee Logan)
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CWGC Béthune Town Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : John Keegan
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 February 1916]: Information has been received that John Keegan, 1st Royal Dragoons, has died in hospital as a result of gunshot wounds in both legs. Keegan, who was 24 years of age, was the youngest son of Mrs Keegan, 35 Carnethy Street, Rosewell. He enlisted eighteen months ago, and went abroad last May. He was formerly employed at the Lothian Coal Company's Whitehill pits
George Kelly Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names George
Surname Kelly
Rank Private
Service no 9231
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/02/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Musselburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue
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David Kemp
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names David
Surname Kemp
Rank Private
Service no 19529
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Loanstone
Date of Birth 19/01/1894
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of William and Ann Kemp (nee Wright)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
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Other information Obituary : David Kemp
[Midlothian Journal 4 August 1916]: Private David Kemp, of the same battalion [16th Royal Scots] is now reported killed. He was one of the youngest members of the Penicuik group in the battalion referred to, being only 22 years of age, and, like Private [Peter] Cairns, unmarried. He was a son of Mr Wm. Kemp, Hamilton Place, and was employed at Valleyfield Paper Mill previous to enlisting in December 1914.
James Wright Kemp
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James Wright
Surname Kemp
Rank Private
Service no 19530
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 21/10/1889
Date of Death 16/04/1918
Age
Parents Son of William and Anne Kemp (nee Wright)
Marriage Husband of Elizabeth R Forbes
Family casualties Residence Penicuik
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Also commemorated on the family headstone at lair E156 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. The date Other information of death on the family headstone is 20 May 1918.
George Kennedy
Memorials Loanhead
First names George
Surname Kennedy
Rank Private
Service no 3709
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Temple
Date of Birth 3/9/1882
Date of Death 18/12/1914
Age 32
Parents Walter Kennedy and Margaret Hodge
Marriage Mary Kennedy
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Four months after his death, the Midlothian Journal reported: ‘The widow of Private George Kennedy, Scots Other information Guards, died in the Royal Infirmary last week. She never recovered from the shock of her husband’s death while on active service. Four young children are left orphans.’ Obituary : George Kennedy
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 February 1915]: Official notification was received last Thursday by Mrs Kennedy, 37 Pentland Street, Loanhead, of the death of her husband, Private George Kennedy, 2nd Scots Guards, which took place during the fighting in France on 18th December. Kennedy, who was 32 years of age, had served three years with the colours and nine years as a reservist. He rejoined as a reservist for four years shortly before the war broke out, and when called up was employed as a miner by the Shotts Iron Company, Ltd. He leaves a widow and four young children.
Hugh Frood Kennedy
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery Newbattle Parish Church
First names Hugh Frood
Surname Kennedy
Rank Private
Service no 9012
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 15/12/1893
Date of Death 13/09/1916
Age 22
Parents Son of David and Jane Kennedy (nee Young)
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CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
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Buried in Dalkeith New Cemetery. His name is listed erroneously as HH Kennedy on the Dalketh war Other information memorial. Obituary : Hugh Frood Kennedy
[Dalkeith Advertiser 21 September 1916]: Private Hugh Kennedy, of the 2nd Scots Guards, died at Westfield Cottage on 13th inst. He enlisted in the Guards on 9th July 1914, and was in the 3rd Brigade in London when he volunteered for the 2nd Brigade and got early to the front. He took part in a few of the battles about Ypres, where he was wounded and his feet were frostbitten. He was invalided home with a strained heart early in 1915, and was only partially recovered when he was again sent to France, where he broke down and was in hospital for six months, being discharged as medically unfit on 9th June 1916. He was rather fond of relating that he was one of a few Guardsmen who met the Germans between the trenches on Christmas day 1914, and exchanged friendly greetings.
Thomas Kennedy
Dalkeith Memorials St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Kennedy
Rank Private
Service no 40117
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 26/12/1893
Date of Death 21/09/1916
Age 22
Parents Son of George and Margaret Kennedy (nee Russell)
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Other information Obituary : Thomas Kennedy
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 September 1916]: The death is announced as having occurred in a French Hospital, on 21st inst., from the effects of wounds received in action, of Private Thomas Kennedy, 5591, son of Mrs G. Kennedy, 30 Westfield Cottage. The deceased, who was 23 years of age, enlisted into the Territorial Battalion of the Royal Scots, and was drafted to France only a few weeks ago, being attached to the H.L.I. when he received the wounds which terminated his career. Before joining the colours he was employed in Eskbank Carpet Works. Both in civilian and military life he was very popular among his fellows.
J Kenny
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names John
Surname Kenny
Rank Corporal
Service no S/2844
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 01/07/1891
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 24
Parents Michael Kenny and Rosanne Curran
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Alexander Kerr
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Alexander Allan
Surname Kerr
Rank Private
Service no 43542
Regiment Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 06/10/1894
Date of Death 01/04/1918
Age 23
Parents Son of Thomas and Jane Kerr (nee Allan)
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CWGC Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France
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Other information Obituary : Alexander Kerr
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 June 1919]: Mrs Kerr, 12 The Square, has received information that her son, Bugler Alex. Kerr, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, is assumed to have fallen in action. He joined up at the outbreak of war. Before enlistment he was employed by the Lothian Coal Co., Ltd. He was a member of Stobhill School Boys Brigade, and was also a member of Arniston and Newtongrange Bands. A lad of bright and amiable disposition he was much esteemed by all who knew him.
David Anselm Kerr
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names David Anselm
Surname Kerr
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Curragh, Ireland
Date of Birth 21/04/1893
Date of Death 13/10/1914
Age 21
Parents Second son of Major General Lord Ralph Drury Kerr and Lady Anne Kerr (nee Fitzalan-Howard)
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CWGC Euston Post Cemetery, Laventie
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Born at the Curragh Camp, Ireland, the younger son of Major General Lord Ralph Drury Kerr, former Colonel, 10th Hussars, KCB, and Lady Anne Kerr, nee Fitzalan-Howard, sixth daughter of Henry Grenville, 14th Duke of Norfolk, and grandson of John Williams Robert, 7th Marquis of Lothian. The family home was at Woodburn House, Newbattle. He was educated at the Oratory School, Edgbaston, and at New College, Oxford. While Other information an undergraduate at Oxford he volunteered for active service on 7 August 1914, and was appointed to the 3rd Battalion Royal Scots at Glencorse. In September 1914 he was attached to the 2nd Battalion and joined it at the front, near Bethune, on 10 October. He was killed in action, only three days after joining, while leading his platoon into action.
David William Kerr
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names David William
Surname Kerr
Rank Corporal
Service no 351206
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 19/05/1889
Date of Death 30/04/1917
Age 28
Parents Son of Walter and Euphemia Kerr (nee Brown)
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CWGC Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
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Other information David Kerr worked at a papermill in Glasgow.
Frederic Walter Kerr Newbattle Abbey Private Burial Ground Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Frederic Walter
Surname Kerr
Rank Colonel
Service no
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth 20/05/1867
Date of Death 31/10/1914
Age
Parents Third son of Admiral Lord Frederic Kerr and Lady Emily Sophia Maitland
Marriage Husband of Lady Helen Kerr, Salisbury
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CWGC Ypres Town Cemetery Extension
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Frederic Walter Kerr was born on 20 May 1867 and was the son-in-law of the 9th Marquess of Lothian. He Other information had an extensive military career and served in the Boer War where he was mentioned in dispatches.
Henry Kerr
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd
First names Henry
Surname Kerr
Rank Gunner
Service no 175765
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 79th Bde.
Place of birth Musselburgh
Date of Birth 03/02/1898
Date of Death 25/07/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of Henry and Lilias Kerr (nee Tait)
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CWGC Harponville Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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Other information Henry Kerr worked as a baker with Penicuik Co-operative Society. He enlisted in October 1916.
Robert Kerr
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names Robert
Surname Kerr
Rank Private
Service no 23462
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs Robert Kerr, 59 Fifth Street, Newtongrange
Marriage Husband of Mrs Kerr, Fifth Street, Newtongrange
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Residence
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals Other information Obituary : Robert Kerr
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 May 1917]: Mrs Robert Kerr, 59 Fifth Street, Newtongrange, has received official intimation that her husband, Pte. Robert Kerr, Royal Scots, has been killed in action. He was 33 years of age, and enlisted two years ago. Prior to enlisting he worked at Newbattle Colliery. He leaves a widow and one child.
Thomas Kerr
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Thomas
Surname Kerr
Rank Private
Service no S/43537
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/11/1918
Age
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CWGC Hamburg Cemetery
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Adam Benjamin Ketchen
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Adam Benjamin
Surname Ketchen
Rank Private
Service no 8707
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Parish of Heriot
Date of Birth 18/08/1886
Date of Death 14/09/1914
Age 28
Parents Son of John and Elizabeth Ketchin (nee Blake)
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CWGC Crouy-Vauxrot French National Cemetery, Crouy
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Other information Obituary : Adam Benjamin Ketchen
[Dalkeith Advertiser 15 October 1914]: Official news was received last week that Private Adam Ketchen, of the Seaforth Highlanders, had been killed in action on September 14th. The deceased was unmarried, and resided with his parents at Durham Bank.
James George Ketchin
Memorials Glencorse
First names James George
Surname Ketchin
Rank Private
Service no 310321
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth Milton Cottages, Glencorse
Date of Birth 14/10/1884
Date of Death 18/04/1917 Age 32
Parents Son of George and Marion Ketchin (nee Lawson)
Marriage Husband of Christina Ketchin, Forbes Buildings, Auchendinny
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Other information James Ketchin was employed at Charles Wilson and Son, papermaker in Penicuik. Obituary : James George Ketchin
[Midlothian Journal]: Intimation has been made that James Ketchen has been killed in the recent push. Previous to enlisting he was employed as a painter with Messrs Chas. Wilson &Son, Penicuik and resided at Milton Cottages. He leaves a widow to mourn his loss.
David Wilson King
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names David Wilson
Surname King
Rank Private
Service no S/14359
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Lauder
Date of Birth 22/10/1891
Date of Death 10/09/1915
Age 23
Parents Son of Helen King
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Dalkeith
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Other information Obituary : David Wilson King
[Dalkeith Advertiser 16 September 1915]: Private David King, 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders ... had been several months at the front "somewhere in France". The sad news arrived on Tuesday, an officer writing to his parents, while word was also sent by a chum, Private Thomas Thomson, to his mother at Fushiebridge. In his letter Private Thomson says: - "I have to tell you the sad news of a chum who was just as well liked here as he was at home. This is poor Davie King, who was killed yesterday (10th inst.), by a trench mortar shell, which came from those rotten Germans. He and Foley (also from Fushiebridge) were bomb throwers, and were on duty guarding a sap head with eleven other men, taking turn about at it. It was his turn off, and he had just finished his dinner and started to write a letter home when the shell landed, killing five and wounding one. Davie's death was instantaneous. He could not have had any suffering. Foley escaped and is alright. Mother, Davie died that all in the old homeland might live. A sad thing about his death that we speak about now is that he always put off writing home. He was always going to do it, and we used to say that he would die writing that letter home and, poor chap, so he did." King, who was the elder son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Chapman, Halkerston, was 23 years of age, and previous to enlisting, whch he did shortly after the outbreak of war, was an underground employee of Arniston Coal Company. He was a bright and intelligent lad, well liked by his chums, and held in repute as a sprinter at local games. Two younger brothers are serving, one in the Scots Guards and one in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
James King
Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg Parish Church Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Newbattle Churchyard
First names James
Surname King
Rank Corporal
Service no 253675
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion Attd 107th Royal Field Artillery
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 14/08/1894
Date of Death 07/11/1918
Age 24
Parents Eldest son of James and Margaret King (née Rutherford)
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CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Medals MM Other information James King won the Military Medal in 1917 for repairing important telegraph wires whilst under heavy fire. Obituary : James King
[Midlothian Journal 29 November 1918]: Mr and Mrs King, 21 Durham Bank, Bonnyrigg, have received official news of the death in an Australian Hospital at Rouen on the 7th inst., from gas poisoning, of their eldest son, Corporal James King, M.M., Royal Engineers. Corporal King, who was 24 years of age, enlisted at the beginning of the war, and had taken part in much heavy fighting during his service of over three years in France. Some time ago he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. Before enlisting he was employed at Polton Colliery.
James King
Dalkeith James Dawson &Co., Dalkeith Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names James
Surname King
Rank Private
Service no 82742
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 46th Coy.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 30/04/1890
Date of Death 11/04/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of Douglas and Christina King (nee Cumming)
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Other information Obituary : James King
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 May 1917]: Mr and Mrs Douglas King, 55 High Street, have been informed that their son, Private James King, Machine Gun Corps, was killed in action on the 11th April. Private King joined the Royal Scots in September of last year and was later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps. In civil life he was employed in the Dalkeith Brush Factory. In local football circles he was well known, being a prominent right winger, in which position he did good service for Dalkeith Thistle and Newtongrange Star. He was 27 years of age. Other three brothers are serving, two in France and one in Egypt.
James King
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead Loanhead Cemetery
First names James
Surname King
Rank Private
Service no 40941
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 17th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 18/11/1889
Date of Death 25/08/1917
Age 28
Parents Son of Thomas King and Elizabeth McNeill
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James King was a keen musician and worked as a secretary in John Todd and Son, paper manufacturer, Other information Lasswade. Commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead cemetery.
John King
CWGC headstone Lasswade Old Churchyard Memorials Lasswade Lasswade School War Memorial
First names John Surname King
Rank Driver
Service no 84517
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion No. 3 Depot transf. to (Pte. 500476) 481st Agricultural Coy. Labour Corps
Place of birth Newbattle
Date of Birth 16/05/1880
Date of Death 02/04/1918
Age 37
Parents Son of David and Georgina King (nee Woodhead)
Marriage Husband of Marion McGill
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CWGC Lasswade Old Churchyard
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Other information Died at St Leonard's School, Dunfermline
Leo King
Memorials Rosewell
First names Leo
Surname King
Rank
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Richard Cumming King
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Richard Cumming
Surname King
Rank Private
Service no 30236
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Newtongrange
Date of Birth 06/10/1887
Date of Death 10/05/1917
Age 29
Parents Son of Douglas and Christina King (nee cumming)
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Family casualties Brother of James King died 11/4/1917
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CWGC La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne
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Other information Obituary : Richard Cumming King
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 May 1917]: Mr and Mrs King, 55 High Street, have received official notification that their son, Private Richard King, Scottish Rifles, died on 10th May from wounds received in action. Previous to enlistment Pte. King was a motor mechanic, and was employed for many years with Messrs A. Young &Son, Eskbank. He is the second son of Mr and Mrs King who has lost his life in the war, both brothers having been killed within the last four weeks.
Alex Kinghorn
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Alexander
Surname Kinghorn
Rank Private
Service no 4442
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/05/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Leith
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
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Other information
Thomas Kinghorn
Memorials Cranston
First names Thomas H
Surname Kinghorn
Rank Private
Service no 40174
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/07/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of Jessie Punton, Cousland
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CWGC Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium
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William Kemp Kinnear
Memorials Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club
First names William Kemp
Surname Kinnear
Rank Private
Service no S/11893
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Brechin
Date of Birth 10/01/1898
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age 19
Parents Son of Robert Arbuthnot and Emma Kinnear (nee Kemp)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Dalkeith
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals Other information
James Scott Kitching
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names James Scott
Surname Kitching
Rank Private
Service no 4544
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Cockpen
Date of Birth 01/02/1894
Date of Death 15/03/1915
Age
Parents Son of Richard and Isabella Kitching (nee Scott)
Marriage Husband of Mary Ruddoch
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Residence Penicuik
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : James Scott Kitching
[Dalkeith Advertiser 25 March 1915]: Intimation was received at Penicuik on Friday that Private James Kitching, 8th Royal Scots, was killed in action on Tuesday. He was born at Whitefaugh, near Rosewell, twenty-one years ago, and for several years had been employed at Penicuik, having his house at 19 Napier Street.
A H Knight
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names AH
Surname Knight
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Thomas Knight
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Thomas
Surname Knight
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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CWGC Not known
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Thomas M Knight
Easthouses Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Thomas Moffat
Surname Knight
Rank Private
Service no 6190
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st/7th Bn.
Place of birth Leith
Date of Birth 19/09/1890
Date of Death 13/11/1916
Age 26
Parents Son of John and Mary Knight (nee Moffat)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Y-Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme
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Charles Knowles
Lasswade Memorials Lasswade Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Charles John
Surname Knowles
Rank Private
Service no S/10434
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 4th/5th
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 17/12/1892
Date of Death 01/04/1918
Age 25
Parents Son of John and Mary Knowles (nee Stenhouse)
Marriage
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Residence
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Other information Obituary : Charles Knowles
[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 May 1918]: Mr and Mrs John Knowles, Bank Buildings, Lasswade, have been notified that their eldest son, Pte. Charles Knowles, of the Black Watch, is missing. He enlisted in September 1914, and has been twice wounded. Previous to enlisting, he was employed by Messrs John Tod and Son, Ltd., St Leonards, Lasswade.
Alexander Knox
Memorials Roslin
First names Alexander
Surname Knox
Rank Private
Service no 12448
Regiment Scots Guards Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Heriot
Date of Birth 14/04/1889
Date of Death 05/09/1918
Age 29
Parents Son of William and Margaret Knox (nee Armstrong)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
Enlisted
CWGC Vis-en-Artois Memorial to the Missing, France
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Other information Obituary : Alexander Knox
[Midlothian Journal 27 September 1918]: The death of Private Alex. Knox, Scots Guards, is also announced. His widowed mother resides in Main Street. In the [Roslin] Parish Church last Sunday suitable reference was made to his death, and at the close of the service the "Dead March" was played on the organ.
George Knox
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names George
Surname Knox
Rank Private
Service no 41461
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 23/08/1899
Date of Death 29/04/1918
Age 18
Parents Son of George and Agnes Knox (nee Anderson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
Enlisted
CWGC Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery
Medals
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John Knubley
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names John
Surname Knubley
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 5868
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/07/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
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Alexander Kyle
Memorials Wellington Farm School First names Alexander
Surname Kyle
Rank Private
Service no 6028
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/02/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery
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John Kyle
Memorials Rosewell
First names John
Surname Kyle
Rank Private
Service no 25455
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Galashiels
Date of Birth 25/08/1890
Date of Death 02/04/1918
Age 27
Parents Son of Thomas and Annie Kyle (nee Baxter)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
Medals
Other information See EN 24/4/1918
John Laidlaw
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names John
Surname Laidlaw
Rank Company Sergeant Major
Service no 335010
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Peebles
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1918
Age 40
Parents
Marriage Husband of Jane Ann Laidlaw
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Laidlaw [The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book Two]: Mrs John Laidlaw, 25 Biggiesknowe, Peebles, received word that her husband, Company Sergeant-Major John Laidlaw, Royal Scots, died in France on the I2th October 1918, of gun-shot wounds, received in action, in the neck, which affected the spine. He was admitted to the hospital, but succumbed to his injuries on the day of admission. Company Sergeant-Major Laidlaw, who was 40 years of age, previous to being mobilised as a Sergeant in the Peebles Territorials, was employed as a painter with David Mitchell, Peebles. The deceased went out to France in April 1918, and was gassed in June, losing his sight for several days. Company Sergeant-Major Laidlaw, who was survived by his wife and family - two sons, aged 15 years and 6 years; and two daughters, whose ages were 12 years and 9 years - was the eldest son of the late John Laidlaw, slater, Biggiesknowe, Peebles, and was the third son to make the supreme sacrifice in France - the other two being Walter, a sergeant in the Black Watch, and Robert, a Corporal in the Scottish Rifles. Another brother, William, after being wounded, while serving with the Canadians in France, was discharged, after having a leg amputated. Another brother, Gilbert, was also on active service in France with the Royal Scots.
Robert Laidlaw
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Robert
Surname Laidlaw
Rank Corporal
Service no 30334
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of John and Agnes Laidlaw
Marriage Husband of Maud Laidlaw
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Laidlaw
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book One]: Corporal Robert Laidlaw was one of that gallant band of Peebles brothers who took so large a part in the war, who sacrificed so much. They were strong, well set up men, of good physique and good principle, of the type that would not yield in a cause that they knew to be right. They believed greatly, they fought bravely, they gave nobly. The deceased was a driver on the Glasgow Tramway cars. He left a widow and two children. Two brothers of Corporal Robert Laidlaw also fell in the war - Sergeant Walter Laidlaw (Black Watch), who was killed on the 9th May 1915, and Sergeant-Major John Laidlaw, the eldest of five brothers serving their King and country, who was fated to fall on the 12th October 1918. They were sons of the late John Laidlaw, Biggiesknowe, Peebles.
Walter Laidlaw
Memorials
First names Walter
Surname Laidlaw
Rank Sergeant
Service no 8462
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Peebles
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/05/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing, France
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Other information Obituary : Walter Laidlaw
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book One]: Official intimation came to Peebles, in the month of December 1915, that Sergeant Walter Laidlaw, of the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch), had been missing since the 9th of May, and that he must be presumed to have fallen on that date. He was the second son of the late John Laidlaw, Biggiesknowe, Peebles, and came to France from India, where he had been stationed with his regiment for some years. A younger brother, Corporal William J. Laidlaw, who came across with the 79th Cameron Highlanders, Canadian Contingent, had a limb amputated. Another brother, Lance-Corporal Gilbert Laidlaw, residing at Newby Court, Peebles, and attached to the 1/8th Royal Scots, was invalided home from France. Other two brothers of this patriotic family were also serving their King and country John, the eldest of the brothers, acting as Sergeant-Major in the 2/8th Royal Scots; and Robert, the youngest, being a private in the 1st (Glasgow) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry. It is a sorrowful sequel to relate that of those five gallant brothers, Corporal Robert was reported missing about the 3rd May 1917; and Sergeant-Major John, the eldest of all, fell on the I2th October 1918; in addition to Sergeant Walter, mentioned above. They were all handsome, stalwart lads, of fine physique and soldierly bearing, with much of the old Border fighting spirit among them.
Alexander Stewart Laing
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Alexander Stewart
Surname Laing
Rank Private
Service no 19535
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 22/10/1894
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Laing (nee Stewart)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Laing kia 1/7/1916
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
George Laing
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names George
Surname Laing
Rank Private
Service no 42196
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Newton
Date of Birth 20/05/1898
Date of Death 04/05/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Alexander and Caroline E Laing
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William Laing died 6/7/1916
Residence Millerhill
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Formerly 35610 Scottish Rifles Obituary : George Laing
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 June 1918]: Mr and Mrs Laing, Wellington Cottages, Millerhill, have received official intimation that their only surviving son, Pte George Laing, Royal Scots, has been killed in action in France. He is the second son to fall in the war.
John Laing
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John
Surname Laing
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 19536
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 07/08/1892
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Laing (nee Stewart)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Laing died 1/7/1916 Residence
Enlisted
CWGC London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
Medals
John Laing worked as a baker with Leiper bakers, High Street, Penicuik. Laing and his brother Alexander, a Other information policeman, enlisted in the 16th Royal Scots in December 1914. They were both reported missing on 1 July 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme, and later confirmed killed.
John Darg Laing
Broomieknowe Golf Club Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Lasswade New Churchyard Lasswade
First names John Darg
Surname Laing
Rank Second Lieutentant
Service no
Regiment Royal Flying Corps
Battalion 19th Sqd and General List
Place of birth Eskbank
Date of Birth 29/12/1897
Date of Death 24/10/1917
Age 19
Parents Only son of John T and Mary P Laing (nee Anderson)
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Linselles Communal Cemetery
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Commemorated on the family headstone in Lasswade New Churchyard ('Home is the sailor, home from the Other information sea, and the hunter home from the hill') Obituary : John Darg Laing
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 February 1918]: Second-Lieutenant Darg Laing, Royal Flying Corps, who has been missing since October last, is now reported killed. He entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich in May 1916, but was prevented by a knee injury from completing his training there. He received his commission in the Royal Flying Corps in July last. Second-Lieut. Laing, who was educated at Loretto, was the only son of the late Mr John T. Laing, of Crossrig, Berwickshire, and Mrs Laing, Eskbank. He was in his 20th year.
John W Laing
Memorials Loanhead
First names John Wallace
Surname Laing
Rank Private
Service no 15374
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 6th
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 16/1/1886
Date of Death 13/10/1915
Age 29
Parents Margaret Laing
Marriage Isabella Laing
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
John Laing was a miner with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company, and a keen amateur footballer and bowler. Other information He was killed by a mine explosion. He was married with one child.
William Laing
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names William
Surname Laing Rank Private
Service no 12133
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of Alexander and Caroline E Laing, Wellington Cottages, Millerhill
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of George Laing died 4/5/1918
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
William Laing
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names William
Surname Laing
Rank Private
Service no 56115
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion 12th/13th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/04/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Mrs Laing, Viewforth, Bonnyrigg
Family casualties
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : William Laing
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 May 1918]: Mrs Laing, Viewforth, Bonnyrigg, has received the sad intelligence that her husband, Pte. William Laing, Northumberland Fusiliers, was killed in action on the 24th April. His mother, whose youngest son fell in action last year, resides at Liberton Dams, Liberton. [Midlothian Journal 31 May 1918]: Private William Laing, Northumberland Fusiliers, it is reported, has been killed in action on 24th April. His wife resides at Viewforth, Bonnyrigg.
James Lamb
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James
Surname Lamb
Rank Private
Service no S/11281
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 14th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/03/1918
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs James Lamb, James Place, Penicuik
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : James Lamb
[Midlothian Journal 10 May 1918]: Private James Lamb, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Machine Gun Section), has been missing since 21st March. He joined up in 1914, and was formerly employed with Messrs Jas. Brown &Co., Ltd., Eskmills. His wife is presently residing with her parents, Mr and Mrs Peter Ketchen, South Bank.
Frank Lambeth
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Frank
Surname Lambeth
Rank Private
Service no 41939
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th/6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/06/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
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William Lancastle
Memorials Penicuik
First names William
Surname Lancastle
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 7012
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Bristol
Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/12/1914
Age 32
Parents
Marriage Husband of Jessie Lancastle, 47 High Street, Dalkeith
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Edward Lane
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Edward
Surname Lane
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 330029
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/08/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties Residence
Enlisted Dalkeith
CWGC Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium
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James Lang
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names James
Surname Lang
Rank Private
Service no 9610
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/09/1914
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Vendresse British Cemetery
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William Langcastle
Memorials Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Langcastle
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 7012
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Bristol
Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/12/1914
Age 32
Parents
Marriage Husband of Jessie Lancastle, 47 High Street, Dalkeith
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Residence
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CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Other information Obituary : William Langcastle
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 January 1915]: Mrs Langcastle, Monteith's Close, Dalkeith, has received a communication from the War Office, confirming the death of her husband, Corporal W. Langcastle, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, who was killed in action in Belgium on 14th December. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, Langcastle, who was a Reservist, was in the employment of Mr G. Edington, potato merchant, and was called up to join his regiment on the declaration of war. He had been at the front practically since the beginning, and saw a great deal of fighting. During one engagement he fell into the hands of the Germans, with whom he was a prisoner for a fortnight. Then he succeeded in making good his escape and rejoined his regiment. Deceased, who was 32 years of age, had also seen much active service in South Africa, having passed through the whole of the Boer War unscathed. He is survived by a widow and a young family - four in number.
Thomas Black Latto
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names Thomas Black
Surname Latto
Rank Private
Service no 10197
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Place of birth Arniston
Date of Birth 3/4/1893
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 23
Parents William Latto and Isabella Black
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Leith
CWGC London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
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Other information Obituary : Thomas Black Latto
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 October 1916]: William Latto, Catcune Farm, has received official intimation that his son, Thomas, has been killed in action in France. Mr Latto had three soldier sons, all in the Scots Guards - William, the eldest, having answered the call to arms as a reservist when hostilities began, and David and Thomas, who both enlisted shortly thereafter. William took part in the fighting at Mons, the Marne, and the Aisne, and was subsequently so severely wounded that he has received his discharge. David has been twice "gassed" and is now with the Royal Engineers at the Western front. A son-in-law was in the Royal Scots, but owing to ill-health was discharged. Thomas, who was 24 years of age, had been in France for many months. A stalwart Guardsman, he enlisted out of the Leith Police Force, and previous to joining the constabulary, of which he was a highly respected and efficient member, he was in the employment of of Messrs Jas. Penreight &Son, Catcune Mills. He served on the military police in France for some time. His genial, quiet-going nature won him friends wherever he went.
Fredk W D Law
Memorials Glencorse
First names Frederick William Douglas
Surname Law
Rank Sergeant
Service no 10764
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Glencorse Barracks
Date of Birth 03/05/1894
Date of Death 26/08/1914
Age 20
Parents Youngest son of Andrew and Agnes Yates Law (nee Fort)
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Caudry British Cemetery
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 October 1914]: Intimation has been received in the end of last week that Lance-Sergeant Douglas Law, youngest son of Colour-Sergeant Law, formerly drill instructor in Dalkeith, has been killed in action in France.
William Alfred Law
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names William Alfred
Surname Law
Rank Private
Service no G/9761
Regiment Middlesex Regiment
Battalion 4th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/09/1915
Age 25
Parents Son of Thomas and Mary Law, 36 Balaclava Road, London
Marriage Husband of Harriet Elizabeth Law
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Other information William Law worked in the London offices of Alex Cowan and Sons, paper manufacturers, Penicuik.
Albert Robert Lawrence
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Roslin
First names Albert Robert
Surname Lawrence
Rank Private
Service no 351243
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Aberdeen
Date of Birth 10/12/1897
Date of Death 24/05/1917
Age 19
Parents Only son of Robert and Jane Ann Lawrence (nee Chalmers)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Rothiemay
Enlisted
CWGC Roeux British Cemetery
Medals
Other information
James Lawrence
Memorials
First names James
Surname Lawrence
Rank Driver
Service no 267934
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion (E.E.F.).
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 17/09/1917
Age
Parents Son of George and Betsy Lawrence
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Medals
Other information Also commemorated on the family headstone at lair M111 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
David Lawrie
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names David
Surname Lawrie
Rank Private
Service no S/6939
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/05/1915
Age 27
Parents Son of Archibald and Helen Lawrie, Penicuik
Marriage Husband of Mary Lawrie, 1 Alton Terrace, Glasgow
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted CWGC Boulogne Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : David Lawrie
[Midlothian Journal 28 May 1915]: Private David Lawrie, who at one time resided at Pomathorn Road, is also reported to have died of wounds. He joined the Gordon Highlanders towards the end of last year [1914] and had only been a short period at the front. He was for a period employed at Valleyfield Paper Mill, and later was an asylum attendant at Hartwood, and showed considerable skill as a piper. He was a member of the local Lodge of Free Gardeners. He leaves a widow and young child to mourn his loss.
William G R Lawrie
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names William G R
Surname Lawrie
Rank Private
Service no S/17722
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/03/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
Enlisted
CWGC Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Nord
Medals
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Richard Lawson
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Richard
Surname Lawson
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
Robert Lawson
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Lawson
Rank Private
Service no 5147
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 28/06/1916
Age 19
Parents Youngest son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Lawson, Lothian Road, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Lawson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 July 1916]: Pte. Robert Lawson, youngest son of Mr Thomas Lawson, Lothian Road, Dalkeith, who enlisted in the Royal Scots on 19th January 1915, and has since been in France for over a year, was reported, on 25th June, as having been severely wounded by shell-fire in the head and right thigh, when engaged in pumping water out of a communication trench. He was removed to a casualty clearing station, but succumbed to his injuries three days later. He was in his nineteenth year. His brother, John, who came from Canada as one of the Canadian Highlanders, is also lying wounded in hospital, having been struck by shrapnel shell while in the firing line.
Thomas Hutchison Lawson
Memorials Penicuik
First names Thomas Hutchison
Surname Lawson
Rank Lance Sergeant
Service no D/2784
Regiment Royal Scots Greys
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/11/1916
Age 24
Parents Son of Stephen and Jane Lawson
Marriage Husband of Minnie Lawson
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh
Medals
Other information
Thomas Leadbetter
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Thomas
Surname Leadbetter
Rank Gunner
Service no 951630
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 71st Bde.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 10/05/1886
Date of Death 15/07/1917
Age 31
Parents Son of James and Janet Leadbetter (nee Miller)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Mendingham Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : Thomas Leadbetter
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 3 August 1918]: Mr and Mrs James Leadbetter, late of Hawthorn Cottage, Loanhead, and now of Findhorn Place, Edinburgh, have been notified of the death by gas poisoning in France of their only son, Bombardier Tom Leadbetter, R.F.A. The Bombardier, who was in South America at the outbreak of war, travelled at his own expense back to the old country, and enlisted in the R.F.A. He has been for a lengthy period on active service in France.
Norman Lean Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Norman
Surname Lean
Rank Private
Service no 82038
Regiment Otago Regt, NZEF
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/09/1915
Age
Parents Son of James and Grace Lean
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Otago Provincial Memorial
Medals
Other information Died at sea'
William Lean
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names William
Surname Lean
Rank Rifleman
Service no 45353
Regiment New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age
Parents Son of James and Grace Lean
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information
John Learmonth
Memorials Rosewell
First names John
Surname Learmonth
Rank Private
Service no 353543
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Gourlaw, Parish of Lasswade
Date of Birth 27/09/1898
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of John and Eliza Learmonth (nee Rowley)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Learmonth [Dalkeith Advertiser 9 May 1918]: Intimation has been received of the death in action on 21st March of Pte. John Learmouth, Royal Scots (Highlanders). The deceased who was nineteen years of age was the eldest son of Mr John Learmouth, 37a Carnethie Street, Rosewell.
Henry Elsley Ledingham
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Henry Elsley
Surname Ledingham
Rank Sergeant
Service no 143066
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Milton Cottages, Glencorse
Date of Birth 16/08/1892
Date of Death 27/06/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs Ledingham, Police House, Newtongrange
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 July 1916]: Intimation has been received this week by Mr and Mrs W. G. Ledingham, 18 Dean Park, of the death of their son, Sergeant Henry Elsley Ledingham of the Special Brigade Royal Engineers. In civil life the deceased sergeant, who is in his 24th year, was employed as a plumber with Messrs John Hogarth &Sons, plumbers and electricians, Ardrossan, and ten days after the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders in Edinburgh.
Robert Lees
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Temple
First names Robert
Surname Lees
Rank Private
Service no 201585
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Parish of Makerston, Roxburghshire
Date of Birth 7/9/1880
Date of Death 25/11/1917
Age 37
Parents Son of John and Margaret Lees (nee Mather)
Marriage Husband of Margaret Wilson Anthony
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt
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[de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-18]: LEES, ROBERT, Private, No. 201585, 1st Battn. (25th Foot) the King's Own Scottish Borderers, eldest s. Of the late John Lees, of Whitemuir, Selkirk, by his wife, Margaret; b. Haymount, co. Roxburgh, 7 Sept. 1880; educ. Blainslie Village School, Lauder; was a Forrester on the Arniston Estate, Gorebridge; enlisted in the King's Own Scottish Borderers 15 sept. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from 21 June, 1917, and died at No. 21 Casualty Clearing Station 25 Nov. following wounds received from the bursting of a shell on the same day. Buried in the British Cemetery on the Rocquigney Road, north-east of Peronne. He m. at Cramond Bridge, Dalmeny, 28 Nov. 1913, Margaret Wilson (Home Farm, Gorebrdige), dau. of the late John Anthony. [Dalkeith Advertiser 13 December 1917]: Information has been received by Mrs Lees that her husband, Pte. Robert Lees, K.O.S.B., has died of wounds received in action. Previous to enlistment he was employed on Arniston estate. He enlisted in October last year. His home address is Arniston Home Farm.
Archibald Leishman
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Archibald
Surname Leishman
Rank Private
Service no 13909 Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/06/1917
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Parents Son of John and Isabella Leishman
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CWGC Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras
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John Leitch
Memorials Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Leitch
Rank Private
Service no 81987
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/10/1918
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CWGC Belle Vue British Cemetery, Briastre, France
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Charles C Lewis
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Charles Cooper
Surname Lewis
Rank Private
Service no 64684
Regiment Welsh Regiment
Battalion 9th
Place of birth Easthouses
Date of Birth 30/12/1899
Date of Death 18/04/1918
Age 18
Parents Robert C Lewis and Mary Radcliffe
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 May 1918]: Another local lad has answered the Last Roll Call on the battlefield in France. This is Private Charles Cooper Lewis, Welsh Fusiliers, son of Mrs Thomas McDougal, Braeside Cottage, and grandson of Mrs Radcliffe, Harvieston Mains Cottage. Just 19 years of age, Charlie, who was an especially bright, genial, and intelligent lad, was in the employment of Messrs MacKay &Co., bakers, when he enlisted. Deep sympathy is felt for his mother and relatives.
Robert Lewis Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Robert
Surname Lewis
Rank Gunner
Service no 51421
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion "D" Bty. 73rd Bde.
Place of birth Peebles
Date of Birth 12/07/1895
Date of Death 22/09/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of Robert and Janet Lewis (nee Kent)
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CWGC Fosse 7 Military Cemetery (Quality Street), Mazingarbe
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 October 1915]: Robert Lewis, son of Mr Robert Lewis, John Street, Penicuik, has died of wounds. He was 21 years of age and was previously employed with Messers James Brown and Co., Esk Paper Mill, Penicuik.
B Liddell
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names B
Surname Liddell
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David Watson Liddell
Memorials Penicuik
First names David Watson
Surname Liddell
Rank Corporal
Service no 4713
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Catcune
Date of Birth 05/01/1887
Date of Death 30/05/1916
Age 29
Parents Son of Robert and Sarah Liddell (nee Watson)
Marriage Husband of Jamesina Liddell, 14 Croft Street, Penicuik
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CWGC St Sever Cemetery, Rouen Medals
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George Leslie Liddell
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names George Leslie
Surname Liddell
Rank Private
Service no 44253
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/04/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of William Liddell and Mary Beatrice Liddell (nee Leslie)
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CWGC Ploegstreert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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J Liddle
Memorials Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Liddle
Rank Private
Service no
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1916
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Hugh Lindley
Crichton Collegiate Church Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Hugh
Surname Lindley
Rank Gunner
Service no 951601
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 'A' Bty., 71st Bde.
Place of birth Pathhead
Date of Birth 17/1/1895
Date of Death 09/04/1918
Age 24
Parents Son of David Lindley, labourer, and Jane Lindley (nee McDonald)
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CWGC Duisans British Cemetery, Étrun, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 April 1918]: Mr David Lindley, Camp View, Pathhead, has received the sad news of the death of his only son, Pte. Hugh Lindley, R.F.A., which took place at a Casualty Clearing Station in France on the 10th April. A telegram from the War Office was received by his parents on the 11th, saying he was dangerously wounded and the worst was feared. Private Lindley has been in France some 18 months. He was a grocer to trade, and previous to enlistment was in the employment of a large firm in Edinburgh.
J Linkston
Memorials Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Linkston
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 8135
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/04/1915
Age 25
Parents Brother of Mrs D Sinclair, 30 Back Street, Dalkeith
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 May 1915]: Word was received from the War Office yesterday by Mrs D. Sinclair, 30 Back Street, that her brother, Lance-Corporal J. Linkston, who formerly resided at 68 High Street, had been killed on action on 23rd April. Deceased, who was 25 years of age, enlisted into the 2nd Cameron Highlanders seven years ago. He had seen service in China, was brought home from India, where his regiment was then stationed, on the outbreak of war, and had been at the front since November. His last letter home was written from the firing line on 14th April, and was couched in very cheerful terms. They were, he said, only 200 yards distant from the German trenches, and as he was writing there was one of the enemy keeping his shots over the corner where he was sitting, so he would have a look for him after he finished his letter.
William Linton
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names William
Surname Linton
Rank Private
Service no 11369
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Knowepark Cottages, Parish of Heriot
Date of Birth 15/08/1896
Date of Death 21/05/1915
Age 19
Parents Son of John and Mary Linton (nee Anderson)
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CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 August 1915]: William Linton, 2nd Scots Guards, the youngest son of Mr John P Linton, Heriot, was reported missing in May, and his body has since been recovered. He had been shot with a bullet through the head. Linton was nineteen years of age, and was preparing to enter the teaching profession. He was educated at Dalkeith and Lasswade schools. A brother is also in the Army, and two sisters are Red Cross nurses in France.
John Livingstone
Memorials Penicuik First names John
Surname Livingstone
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 330252
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/04/1918
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CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 1 August 1919]: Mrs Livingstone, West Street, has now received official intimation that her son, Lance-Corporal John Livingstone, Lewis Gun Corps, formerly in the8th Royal Scots, who had been missing since 12th April 1918, is presumed to have died on that date. He was previous to enlisting in the early days of the war employed as a miner in Roslin Pit.
John Lockhart
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names John Tillie
Surname Lockhart
Rank Private
Service no 4049
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Newtongrange
Date of Birth 03/06/1887
Date of Death 04/10/1917
Age 29
Parents Son of John and Isabella Lockhart (nee Tillie)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 November 1917]: Official word has been received by Mrs Lockhart, Campend, that her son, Pte J.T. Lockhart, of the Australian Imperial Forces, has fallen in action. Pte Lockhart, who emigrated to Australia nearly seven years ago, answered the call to arms shortly after the outbreak of the war, and had been over two years in France when he met his death. He leaves a widow and child, who reside in New South Wales. The deceased was the only surviving son of the late Mr John Lockhart, 8 Dean Park, Newtongrange.
Robert Lockhart
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Robert
Surname Lockhart
Rank Sapper
Service no 134162
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 97th Field Coy.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/03/1918
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CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 May 1918]: Official word has been sent to Mrs Lockhart, Ireland’s Buildings, Eskdaill Street, that her husband, Sapper R. Lockhart, Royal Engineers, has been missing since 22nd March. He enlisted in October 1915, and has been serving in France for about two years. In civil life he was in the employment of Arniston Coal Company.
Robert Lockhart
Memorials Penicuik
First names Robert
Surname Lockhart
Rank Regimental Sergeant Major
Service no 6710
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Stirling
Date of Birth 08/06/1881
Date of Death 06/09/1917
Age 36
Parents Son of John and Ann Lockhart (nee McRouther)
Marriage Husband of Rose Lundie Lockhart, 20 Fieldsend, Penicuik
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CWGC Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme
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Robert Lockhart was a professional solider who served in the South African War and in India. He was married Other information with four children.
David Logan
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names David
Surname Logan
Rank Private
Service no 811858
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 50th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/04/1917
Age 40
Parents Son of Thomas Logan and Margaret Logan (nee Duncan)
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CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 May 1917]: Private David Logan, of the Canadians, is reported to have been killed in action. Private Logan was a barrister at Edmonton, Alberta. He received the earlier part of his legal training in the offices of his legal training in the offices of Messrs Mitchell and Logan, solicitors, Perth, and Messrs MacDonald and Graham, solicitors, Inverness. Later he was in an Edinburgh office, and afterwards for a short time was in practice as a solicitor at Eskbank. Some years ago he went to Canada and after studying Canadian law was admitted a member of the Canadian Bar in the Province of Alberta. His relatives at Eskbank have received intimation of his death from the War Office.
Robert Logie Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd Memorials Roslin Roslin UF Church
First names Robert Alexander
Surname Logie
Rank Driver
Service no 60843
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 17th Div. Signal Coy
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 21/09/1891
Date of Death 23/03/1918
Age 26
Parents Son of George and Margaret Logie (nee Dunn)
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Residence Roslin
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CWGC Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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Samuel Lorimer
Roslin Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names Samuel
Surname Lorimer
Rank Private
Service no 330503
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th/6th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith Date of Birth 27/05/1898
Date of Death 12/08/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of Christina Lorimer
Marriage
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Residence Roslin
Enlisted Loanhead
CWGC Villers-Bretonnex Military Cemetery
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George Moffat Lothian
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church Newtongrange
First names George Moffat
Surname Lothian
Rank Private
Service no S/9889
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Chesterhill, Parish of Cranston
Date of Birth 09/12/1886
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 30
Parents Son of Alexander and Hannah Lothian (nee Moffat)
Marriage Husband of Agnes Moir Thompson
Family casualties Brother of Peter Lothian kia 21/8/1919
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CWGC Tilloy British Cemetery Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 May 1917]: Mrs George Lothian, 18 First Street, Newtongrange, has received official intimation that her husband, Private George Lothian, Gordon Highlanders, has been killed in action. He was 30 years of age and before enlistment was employed with the Lothian Coal Company. Other four brothers are on active service.
Norman Bruce Lothian
Memorials Penicuik Curling Club
First names Norman Bruce
Surname Lothian
Rank Private
Service no 28052
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/05/1915
Age 26
Parents Son of Alexander James and Mary Begbie Lothian, Loanstone House, Penicuik
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CWGC Hinges Military Cemetery
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Peter Cribbes Lothian
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church Newtongrange First names Peter Cribbes
Surname Lothian
Rank Private
Service no 330479
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 03/04/1897
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age 20
Parents Youngest son of Alexander Lothian and Hannah Lothian (nee Moffat)
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Family casualties Brother of George Lothian kia 9 April 1917
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CWGC Lebucqquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 April 1918]: Mr Alex. Lothian, Lothian Bridge, has received the sad intelligence that his youngest son, Pte. Peter Lothian, Royal Scots, has fallen in action. Pte. Lothian was 21 years of age, and enlisted very shortly after the outbreak of war. He had been at the Front for three years. Letters have been received from his captain and chaplain, and his companion, also a local lad, testifying to the high esteem he was held in in the company. [Dalkeith Advertiser 2 May 1918]: The death is announced as having occurred in action on March 21st of Pte. Peter Lothian, Royal Scots, youngest son of Mr Alexander Lothian, 25 Lothian Bridge Dalkeith. He was 20yrs of age. An elder son was killed in April last, and other four sons are on active service.
John Wallace Louden
Memorials Dalkeith
First names John Wallace
Surname Louden
Rank Private
Service no S/25809
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 05/01/1899
Date of Death 02/04/1918
Age 19
Parents Youngest son of John Louden and Barbar Louden (nee Wilson)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 25 April 1918]: Private John Wallace Louden, Seaforth Highlanders, youngest son of Mr John Louden, Bridgend, official word of whose death in action on 2nd inst. was received on Friday. Pte. Louden, who in civil life was employed as a lorryman with Mr Jas. Hogg, potato merchant, joined up about fifteen months ago on attaining his eighteenth year, and had been serving in France since January last.
Charles Laird Lough
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Charles Laird
Surname Lough
Rank Private
Service no 203345
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 14/05/1886
Date of Death 12/02/1918
Age 31
Parents Son of William and Jessie Lough (nee Steel)
Marriage Husband of Helen McKenzie Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
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CWGC Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair D233 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : Charles Laird Lough
[Dalkeith Advertiser 21 February 1918]: Information has been received that Pte. Charles L. Lough, H.L.I., has died from dysentery. Prior to enlistment he was in the employment of the Scottish Motor Traction Company, Edinburgh. He is survived by a widow and two children, who reside at Wyld's Buildings, Penicuik.
William Loy
Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Loy
Rank Corporal
Service no S/12591
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 14th
Place of birth Liberton
Date of Birth 10/12/1889
Date of Death 21/03/1918 CWGC 27/3/1918
Age 28
Parents John Loy, engine keeper, and Elspeth Beckles
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 16 May 1918]: Information has been received by Mrs J. M’Laren, 29 Millar Crescent, Edinburgh, that her brother, Cpl. Wm. Loy, A. and S. Highlanders, is reported missing. In civil life Cpl. Loy was employed by Messrs J. &W. Young, ironmongers, Loanhead.
Thomas Archibald Lugton
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names Thomas Archibald
Surname Lugton
Rank Private
Service no 24871
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Sunderland
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23 August 1918
Age 36
Parents Son of Charles and Isabella Lugton
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Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Gomiecourt South Cemetery, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 October 1918]: Regret will be felt at the announcement that another Gorebridge soldier, Private Thomas Lugton, Royal Scots, has made the supreme sacrifice in the cause of liberty and right. The only son of Mr Charles Lugton, Edinburgh, late of Rhodes Mains and North Middleton, he, shortly after the outbreak of hostilities, offered himself for the Army, but was "turned down" owing to shortness of stature. But his chance came when the Rosebery Bantam Battalion was formed, and it was with that battalion that he received his baptism of fire in France. The deceased, who was 36 years of age, was for many years an employee of Mr Thomson, Bathgate, Middleton Limeworks, and his quiet disposition and cheery manner had won him many friends in the district. Much sympathy is expressed towards his aged father.
Andrew Steadman Lumsden Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names Andrew Steadman
Surname Lumsden
Rank Private
Service no 2153
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 2/12/1891
Date of Death 28 June 1915
Age 23
Parents Son of Andrew and Lilias Lumsden (nee Tennant)
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Other information Andrew Lumsden was sometime organist at Borthwick Parish Church. Obituary : Andrew Steadman Lumsden
[de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-18]: LUMSDEN, ANDREW STEEDMAN, Private No. 2153, 1/4th Battn. The Royal Scots (T.F.), 2nd s. of Andrew Steedman Lumsden, of 14, Bruntsfield Avenue, Edinburgh, A. Mus. T.C.L., Teacher of Music, by his wife, Lillias Ellen, dau. of William Gray Tennant, Merchant, of Leith; b. Edinburgh, 2 Dec., 1891; educ. Bruntsfield School, Edinburgh; was assistant to Mr. Alex. Pyrie, Grocer, Edinburgh; volunteered and joined the Royal Scots, 7 Sept. 1914; left Larbert for Liverpool on the morning of 22 May, 1915, just escaped the railway disaster at Gretna Green on that date, being in the train that preceded the one that was wrecked; left Liverpool on or about the 23rd May, 1915, for Gallipoli, and was killed in action there, 28 June, 1915; unm. On 10 June, 1915, he wrote: "We have now left for Alexandria, started yesterday morning and are on our way to an unknown destination"; and on 25 June, 1915, he wrote from Gallipoli stating: "We have been in the trenches and are now in rest camp."
Henry Lumsden
Lasswade Memorials Lasswade Free Church Roll of Honour Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Henry
Surname Lumsden
Rank Private
Service no 40895
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 17th Bn.
Place of birth Cockpen
Date of Birth 27/06/1893
Date of Death 01/12/1917
Age 24
Parents Youngest son of David and Annie Lumsden (nee Munro)
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CWGC St Julien Dressing Station Cemetery, nr Ypres
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[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 20 December 1917]: Mr and Mrs David Lumsden, High Street, Lasswade, have received the sad intelligence that their youngest son, Pte. Henry Lumsden, H.L.I., has made the supreme sacrifice on the field of battle. He enlisted in May of last year, and had ten months' experience of active service on the Western front, having been twice previously wounded. He was a bright and amiable lad, and letters from his commanding officer and comrades in arms bear testimony to the love and esteem in which he was held, and to the capable manner in which he discharged his military duties. In civil life he was employed as a machine assistant in St. Leonard's Paper Mill, Lasswade. His brother, Robert, has been serving with the Royal Scots since the commencement of the war.
Robert Steadman Lyon
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial) St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Robert Steadman
Surname Lyon
Rank Private
Service no S/4105
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Millerhill Date of Birth 04/02/1897
Date of Death 25/09/1915
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 October 1915]: The sad intelligence has this week reached Mr Robert Lyon, Millerhill, that his son, Private Robert Steedman Lyon, has been killed in action in France. Of a bright and amiable disposition, Private Lyon was a favourite with all who knew him. He was formerly employed as passenger booking clerk at Eskbank Station, but on the outbreak of the war he answered the country's appeal to the manhood of the nation, and enlisted in the 9th Black Watch.
Bruce Wallace Macaulay
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery Newbattle Parish Church
First names Bruce Wallace
Surname Macaulay
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Liverpool
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of John Macaulay and Janet Macaulay (nee Richardson)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Horace Macaulay died 25/4/1918
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Other information He is commemorated on the Macaulay family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair B533). Obituary : Bruce Wallace Macaulay
DA 9 May 1918: 2nd Lieut. Bruce Wallace Macaulay, Seaforth Highlanders, reported missing on May 3rd 1917, is now presumed to have been killed on that date, aged 36 years. He was educated at Christ Church, Brecon, and was a partner in a stockbroking firm of Messrs F. P. Robjent &Co., Newport, Mon. He joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. in February 1916, and was gazetted into the Seaforths in November 1916, and went to the front in January 1917. He was also a native of Liverpool.
Horace Macaulay
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery Newbattle Parish Church
First names Horace
Surname Macaulay
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Liverpool
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/04/1918
Age 23
Parents Son of John and Janet Macaulay (nee Richardson)
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Other information Commemorated on the Macaulay family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair B533). Obituary : Horace Macaulay
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 9 May 1918]: Lieut. Horace Macaulay, Seaforth Highlanders, who was killed in action on April 25th, was the youngest son of Mr John Macaulay, Clunie, Eskbank, late general manager of the Alexandra Docks and Railway, Newport, Mon. He was educated at Christ Church College, Brecon, and Shrewsbury Public School. He joined the Honourable Artillery Company at the outbreak of war, was gazetted into the Seaforths in September 1915 and went to the front in July 1916. He was 23 years of age and was born in Liverpool.
Alexander MacDonald
Memorials Polton
First names Alexander
Surname MacDonald
Rank Private
Service no 27153
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/04/1917
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CWGC Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
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George MacDonald
Lasswade Lasswade Parish Church Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial Polton
First names George
Surname MacDonald
Rank Private
Service no 4547
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 09/06/1895
Date of Death 11/06/1915
Age
Parents Son of David and Elizabeth MacDonald (nee Kerr)
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Residence
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
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[Midlothian Journal 18 June 1915]: Quite a gloom fell over the village on Tuesday when it became known that Mr David MacDonald, Polton Cottages, had received notification from the Rev. Donald Cameron, chaplain to the 8th Royal Scots, of the death of his son, Private George MacDonald, B Company, on the 11th May, the eve of his twentieth birthday. George, who was a quiet and obliging lad was in employment of Messers J. H. Annandale &Son, and enlisted in the Territorials two years ago. He went out with the Battalion about eight months ago, and did his duty manfully until he was called home. Much sympathy is felt for his parents.
Thomas MacDonald
Memorials Loanhead
First names Thomas
Surname MacDonald
Rank Private
Service no Deal/9525(S)
Regiment Royal Marine Labour Corps
Battalion Calais Coy Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/11/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France
Medals
Other information Lived at Mayburn Terrace, Loanhead.
Frank Horace MacFie
Roslin Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names Frank Horace
Surname MacFie
Rank Private
Service no S/3361
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 21/06/1895
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of James and Catherine MacFie (nee Leadbetter)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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James MacIlwraith
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names James
Surname MacIlwraith
Rank Private
Service no 11276
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/01/1915 Age
Parents
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
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MacEwan MacIlwraith
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names MacEwan
Surname MacIlwraith
Rank Private
Service no 192757
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 13th Bty., 17th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/08/1917
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs McIllwraith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bleuet Farm Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : MacEwan MacIlwraith
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 August 1917]: Mr and Mrs M'Illwraith, formerly of Sherwood, Bonnyrigg, now at Auchinleck, have received information that their youngest son, M'Ewan, of the R.F.A., has been killed in action.
Robert Mackay
Memorials Rosewell
First names Robert
Surname Mackay
Rank
Service no
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
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CWGC
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James Mackenzie
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names James
Surname Mackenzie
Rank Corporal
Service no 10970 Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/11/1914
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs Mackenzie, Pathhead
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Other information Obituary : James Mackenzie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 January 1915]: On Tuesday night word arrived in the village [Pathhead] that Corporal James M'Kenzie, of the Highland Light Infantry, had been killed in France on the 14th November. M'Kenzie, who resided in the village for several years, was a grocer's vanman. Of a quiet disposition he was respected by a large circle of friends. Two of his brothers are still in the village. The deceased joined the Army several years ago and intended to leave for good in February had the outbreak of war not taken place. He was a member of Crichton Young Men's Guild, keeping up his membership all these years.
George MacLean
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names George
Surname MacLean
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
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George Taylor Graham MacLean
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names George Taylor Graham
Surname MacLean
Rank Sergeant
Service no 22574
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 2nd Reserve Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/02/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ramsgate and St Lawrence Cemetery
Medals
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John MacNab
Memorials
First names John
Surname MacNab
Rank Private
Service no 335206
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/09/1917
Age 20
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : John MacNab
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book Two]: Official intimation was received by Mr and Mrs John MacNab, 18 Damdale, Peebles, stating that their only son, Private John MacNab, Royal Scots, had been posted as missing after an engagement on the Ypres front near Zonnebeke, on 26th September. Previous to enlisting in the 2/8th Royal Scots, in October 1914, Private MacNab, who was 20 years of age, was employed in the tweed warehouse of Lowe, Donald &Co., Peebles. He proceeded to France in June 1917.
Robert Madge
Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Robert
Surname Madge
Rank Rifleman
Service no
Regiment London Regiment (The Rangers)
Battalion 1st/12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/10/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence London
Enlisted London
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
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John Mair
Memorials Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Mair
Rank Private
Service no 3188
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/06/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Other information Obituary : John Mair
[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 July 1915]: Official intimation came to Dalkeith on Saturday to the effect that John Mair, of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots, who resided with his sister, Mrs Watson, Bridgend, was killed in action in Flanders on 6th June. Prior to the war, Mair, who was a reservist, followed the occupation of a miner.
John Malarkie
Memorials
First names John
Surname Malarkie
Rank Private
Service no 8969
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/11/1914
Age
Parents Son of Ellen Malarkie, Dalkeith
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
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J Malcolm
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname Malcolm
Rank Sapper
Service no 136348
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 175th Tunnelling Cpy
Place of birth Carnwath
Date of Birth 15/10/1891
Date of Death 02/07/1916
Age 24
Parents Duncan S Malcom, coalminer, and Mary Hendry
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mount-St-Eloi, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 July 1916]: Another Gorebridge man, Sapper James Malcolm, Royal Engineers, has been killed by shellfire.
David Mallin
Memorials Lasswade
First names David
Surname Mallin
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 8223
Regiment Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 05/05/1915
Age
Parents
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CWGC Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Nord
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Andrew Mann
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Andrew
Surname Mann
Rank Private
Service no 203419
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 5th
Place of birth Darnick Vale, Melrose
Date of Birth 11/8/1897
Date of Death 27/09/1918
Age 21
Parents Thomas Mann and Charlotte Millar
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Vis-en-Artois Memorial to the Missing, France
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 November 1918]: Private Andrew Mann, H.L.I., only son of Mr and Mrs Mann, Station Cottage, is officially reported killed on 27th September. The brave lad was 21 years of age, and in civil life a porter at Gorebridge Station. He was drafted to Egypt in July 1917, and afterwards served in Palestine, taking part in the fighting in Gaza and in the other battles that led to the capture of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. In April of this year his battalion arrived in France. A bright and intelligent lad, he was a general favourite. Deep sympathy has been extended to Mr Mann, who for many years has been foreman and platelayer on Gorebridge railway section, and Mrs and Miss Mann, in their heavy loss.
Theodore Robert Margules
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Theodore Robert
Surname Margules
Rank Private
Service no 2682
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 57th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/10/1917
Age
Parents
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CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
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Henry Mars
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Henry
Surname Mars Rank Gunner
Service no 250534
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 'A' Bty., 122nd Bde.
Place of birth Gilmerton
Date of Birth 26/01/1900
Date of Death 15/09/1918
Age 18
Parents James Mars, gardener, and Margaret L Dalgleish
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 October 1918]: Mr and Mrs James Mars, 8 Jubilee Row, Arniston have been officially informed that their second son, Gnr. Henry Mars, Royal Field Artillery, died on 15th September from wounds received in action. The deceased who, who was 18 years of age was a bright and amiable lad, and very popular with his fellows. He enlisted in January last and had been at the front about four months when he met his death. In civil life he was employed at Arniston Colliery. In a sympathetic letter to the deceased’s parents his officer commanding says:- “With the other boys he was most deservedly popular, and during the time he was with me, I soon came to appreciate his zeal, and rely on him more than I could on many an older and more experienced soldier. It was his own wish to leave the forward ammunition dump, and go to the gun line. It was only four hours after he left me for the gun line that he met his death, but although I was not present at the time I believe he died quite happily.” Another officer writes regarding Gunner Mars’ death:- “While on guard at the gun position your son was struck by a bomb. He lived for a few minutes afterwards. Your son was universally liked by us all, even though he spent such a short time with us. He died a soldier’s death on guard at his post doing his duty conscientiously and well, as he always did.”
John Marshall
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John
Surname Marshall
Rank Private
Service no 352474
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth Hunterfield
Date of Birth 3/4/1890
Date of Death 20/04/1917
Age 27
Parents William Marshall and Helen Moffat
Marriage Ellen J Arlet
Family casualties
Residence Liberton
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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John Marshall
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names John
Surname Marshall
Rank Private
Service no 18323
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Waterside, Borthwick Parish
Date of Birth 1/5/1885
Date of Death 30/07/1916
Age 31
Parents John Marshall, coalminer, and Marion Darling
Marriage Husband of Mary Law
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing Medals
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 June 1917]: Official intimation has been received that Private John Marshall, Scottish Rifles (attached R.S.F.), previously reported missing, is now presumed to have been killed in action. He was a miner with the Vogrie Coal Company, Gorebridge. He leaves a widow and three of family, who reside at 3 Robertson Bank, Gorebridge.
Alex Martin
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Alexander
Surname Martin
Rank Private
Service no S/5610
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 10th
Place of birth Arniston
Date of Birth 17/8/1879
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 36
Parents William Martin, bricklayer, and Mary Campbell
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Robert Martin died 27/4/1917
Residence
Enlisted Stirling
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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Peter Martin
Memorials
First names Peter
Surname Martin
Rank Private
Service no 320370
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 3rd Field Ambulance
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/10/1917
Age
Parents Eldest son of James Martin and Margaret Jane Kane
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Crichton churchyard.
Robert Martin
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert
Surname Martin
Rank Private
Service no S/7642
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 24/8/1884
Date of Death 27/04/1917
Age 32
Parents William Martin, bricklayer, and Mary Campbell Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Martin died 25/9/1915
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 May 1917]: Private Robert Martin, Gordon Highlanders, has made the supreme sacrifice in France. A son of Mr William Martin, Jubilee Row, Arniston, he, in pre-war times, was an employee of Arniston Coal Company. His record of hardships endured and fighting passed through with his distinguished regiment was a stern one. A genial and steady going lad, he had a wide circle of friends ... this is the second of Mr Martin's sons to fall, an elder one, Alexander, also of the Gordons, having been killed in action last year.
W Martin
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names W
Surname Martin
Rank
Service no
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
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CWGC
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Ferguson Mason
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik
First names Ferguson
Surname Mason
Rank Private
Service no 23510
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 10/08/1879
Date of Death 03/09/1916
Age 36
Parents Eldest son of Alexander and Jane Mason (nee Gray)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
Medals
Ferguson Mason worked for over 20 years at Valleyfield papermill, first in the office and then in the finishing department. He was an enthusiastic musician and singer, and a member of the South UF Church choir in Other information Penicuik. He also worked on the management committee of the Penicuik Co-operative Association and was active in temperance circles.
George Masterton Lasswade Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names George
Surname Masterton
Rank Private
Service no S/15341
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 03/03/1897
Date of Death 03/11/1915
Age 18
Parents Son of George and Janet Masterton (nee Calder)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : George Masterton
[Dalkeith Advertiser 25 November 1915]: Intimation has been received of the death in action in France, on 3 November 1915, of Private Geo. Masterton, Kevock, Lasswade. Deceased, who was only eighteen years of age, was serving with the 7th Cameron Highlanders when he met his death.
William Nimmo Masterton
Dalkeith Lasswade Memorials Lasswade Free Church Roll of Honour Lasswade School War Memorial
First names William Nimmo
Surname Masterton
Rank Private
Service no 45924
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 10/09/1884
Date of Death 12/11/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of James and Marion Masterton (nee Nimmo)
Marriage Husband of Mary A Wilson
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Jerusalem Memorial
Medals
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[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 31 January 1918]: Official intimation was received this week of the death in action in Palestine on 12th November last of Pte. W.M. Masterton, Royal Scots. The deceased who was a native of Dalkeith, was the youngest son of the late Mr Jas. Masterton, West Mill, Lasswade and was 33 years of age. Prior to enlisting he resided at Back Street and was employed as a baker with the Dakeith Co-Operative Society. He leaves his widow and four young children whose present address is West Mill, Lasswade and to whom much sympathy has gone out.
David Donald Nevett Matheson
Memorials Borthwick Churchyard
First names David Donald Nevett
Surname Matheson
Rank Private
Service no 46817
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of David and Emma Kate Matheson Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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William Graham Matthews
Carrington Churchyard Memorials Carrington Parish Church Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names William Graham
Surname Matthews
Rank Sergeant
Service no 3/7128
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 3rd Bn
Place of birth Parish of Cavers
Date of Birth 28/05/1869
Date of Death 05/03/1915
Age 45
Parents Son of Matthew and Janet Matthews (nee Graham)
Marriage Husband of Thomasina Work Matthews
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Carrington Parish Churchyard
Medals
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 March 1915]: A rather impressive scene was witnessed on Tuesday, when the remains of Sergeant Matthews, of the Seaforth Highlanders, were laid to rest in Carrington Churchyard. Deceased, who was employed on the Whitehill Estate, was called up at the outbreak of hostilities as a reservist, and since August he was in France, where he went through some of the fierce fighting in which his regiment participated. Lately he was wounded in one of the engagements, and sent to Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, where he succumbed to the injuries received on his country's behalf. Sergeant Matthews was well known in the district, being a prominent Freemason, and a very regular attender at Lodge meetings. He was also greatly admired by the workmen of the estate, who deeply mourn the loss of such a genial and beloved servant. The remains having been brought to Whitehill on Monday, were conveyed to Carrington Cemetery. Large numbers from the surrounding district were present to pay their last tribute of respect. The coffin, which was wrapped in the Union Jack, was borne along the road to the churchyard by six sergeants of the Royal Scots (Q.E.R.) while the cortage was headed by the Pipe Band playing "Scots Wha Hae." In the rear of the cortage came the firing party, and a body of men from the Royal Scots, along with members of Lodge Dalhousie, 720, who were in full martial order.
John Mauchline
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John
Surname Mauchline
Rank Private
Service no S/17473
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st/5th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 20/08/1896
Date of Death 11/10/1918
Age 22
Parents Son of George Mauchline and Christina Mauchline (nee Allan)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair D201 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
Dickson Maule
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Dickson
Surname Maule
Rank Private
Service no 335139
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of Mary Maule, Walkerburn
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Walkerburn
Enlisted
CWGC Roclincourt Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : Dickson Maule
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Books IV. and V: Landward Parishes]: Sergeant Dickson Maule was killed in action near Arras while leading his platoon on Monday, April 9th, 1917, and was buried in the Soldiers' Cemetery at Eotklincourt. He was called up with the 8th Boyal Scots (Territorials) at the outbreak of war, and went to France with his regiment at the beginning of November, 1914. He was promoted Sergeant on the Field. He was once wounded previously in November, 1916. He was home on one month's leave three months before he was killed. Previous to the war he was employed as a pattern weaver in Tweedvale Mills, Walkerburn. He was 25 years of age, and was well known in Border Rugby circles as a member of the Walkerburn Club.
James Maule
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names James
Surname Maule
Rank Private
Service no 7412
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Peebles
Date of Birth
Date of Death 17/05/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bethune Town Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Maule
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book Two]: Private James Maule resided with his parents at 54 Rosetta Road. He was 18 years of age, and was employed in the office of March Street Mills. He was one of the best known golfers in the Borders, and was also very popular in the town and district. Barring information sent by Sergeant Dickman, his parents were uninformed of the sad event. Private Maule was shot through the bark while returning from assaulting the second German line. He was what might well be called a beautiful boy, and his was a beautiful life. His disposition was sweet and not easily ruffled; he possessed many friends because he showed himself friendly. He carried into the field of battle just the qualities that made him successful in sport. He played for his side, and played his very best. He was loyal to his friends and happy in his home.
Thomas McAlpine
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Thomas
Surname McAlpine
Rank Private
Service no S/10498
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 7th/9th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg Date of Birth 13/08/1888
Date of Death 10/04/1918
Age
Parents Son of James and Mary McAlpine (nee Clark)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Thomas McAlpine originally enlisted in the Black Watch.
Thomas McAlpine
Memorials Dalkeith New Burial Ground
First names Thomas
Surname McAlpine
Rank Private
Service no 887091
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 46th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/02/1917
Age
Parents Son of Thomas and Jessie McAlpine (nee Armour)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone Dalkeith New Burial Ground (lair C77).
Adam McBeath
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names Adam
Surname McBeath
Rank Private
Service no 48508
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Aberdeen
Date of Birth 23/01/1888
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 29
Parents Son of James and Rachel McBeath (nee Sim)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Adam McBeath
[Midlothian Journal 18 May 1917]: Private Adam M'Beath, Northumberland Fusiliers, has been killed in action. He was the son of Mr and Mrs M'Beath, Ferndale, and as employed before enlisting at the Original Hotel.
John McCabe
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names John Surname McCabe
Rank Private
Service no S/4054
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/10/1915
Age 21
Parents Son of Mr A McCabe, Lugton, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John McCabe
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 November 1915]: Scout John McCabe, Lugton ... died of wounnds received in action on 21st October. In a letter conveying the sad intelligence to the deceased's parents, Captain A MacArthur, A Coy, 11th Btn Argyll and Sutherland Highlander's, states that Scout McCabe got wounded in the trenches and was taken to hospital where he died from the effects of his wounds the following day ... McCabe, who was 21 years of age, was at one time employed as a gameekeeper on the Duke of Buccleuch's Dalkeith estate and was serving in a similar capacity at Cumbernauld, when, over a year ago, he enlisted into the 11th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, with which regiment he had been at the front about six months. The deceased, who was a crack marksman, was a prominent member of the Dalkeith Miniature Rifle Club, and as such won many prizes and recorded many excellent scores in the shooting matches. His qualifications in this direction were not overlooked by the military authorities, as on proceeding to the front he was detailed for scouting and sniping duties.
William McCabe
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname McCabe
Rank Private
Service no S/18515
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/02/1917
Age 39
Parents Son of Michael McCabe and Cecilia McCabe (nee Duffy)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the McCabe family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair C20).
Donald McCallum
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names Donald
Surname McCallum
Rank Private
Service no 2904
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/11/1916
Age 19
Parents Son of James and Emma McCallum (nee Manning)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC Hunter's Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme
Medals
A native of Comrie, Donald McCallum is commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Cemetery (lair Other information H213).
P McCarthy
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names P
Surname McCarthy
Rank Sergeant
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
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James McCaw
Roslin Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names James
Surname McCaw
Rank Gunner
Service no 45898
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 'B' Bty, 110th Bde
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/10/1916
Age
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CWGC Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert
Medals Other information
J McCorkindale
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names John A
Surname McCorkindale
Rank Private
Service no 468704
Regiment Royal Canadian Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/08/1917
Age 29
Parents Alexander and Janet McCorkindale
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension
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Other information Obituary : J McCorkindale
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 October 1917]: Mrs Jas. Darling, jun., Mossend, Gorebridge, has been officially notified of the death of her brother, Pte. J. M'Corkindale, Royal Canadian Regiment. Private M'Corkindale, who was 29 years of age, enlisted in Nova Scotia. Previous to emigrating to Canada he was employed as a a miner in the local collieries.
Omer McCrae
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Omer
Surname McCrae
Rank Private
Service no 3238
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/01/1918
Age 32
Parents
Marriage Husband of Jane Campbell
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
Omer McCrae was a coal miner. He died at Newtonards Military Hospital in Ireland and was buried in Other information Dalkeith New Cemetery.
Gilbert McCutcheon
Memorials Loanhead
First names Gilbert
Surname McCutcheon
Rank Private
Service no 4534
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Liberton
Date of Birth 26/1/1898
Date of Death 18/05/1915
Age 17
Parents George McCutcheon and Mary Horsburgh Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing, France
Medals
Gib McCutcheon was a miner with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company and a member of the Loanhead Boy Other information Scouts, the first of the local troupe to be killed in the war. He enlisted in the local Territorials early in 1914.
Alex McDonald
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Alex
Surname McDonald
Rank
Service no
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Date of Birth
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George McDonald
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names George
Surname McDonald
Rank Private
Service no M2/051245
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion Attd 5th London Field Hospital
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/10/1915
Age 36
Parents Son of George McDonald
Marriage Husband of Catherine Dickson
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Crichton Parish Churchyard
Medals
Other information George McDonald died at Bagthorpe Military Hospital, Nottingham and was buried in Crichton churchyard.
John McDonald
Memorials Glencorse
First names John
Surname McDonald
Rank Gunner
Service no 169766
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion "A" Bty. 103rd Bde.
Place of birth Glencorse
Date of Birth 11/02/1896
Date of Death 22/10/1917 Age 21
Parents Son of Thomas and Agnes McDonald (née Benson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC La Clytte Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : John McDonald
[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 November 1917]: Gunner John M'Donald, who has been killed in action, was the second youngest son of Mr and Mrs Thomas M'Donald, Greenlaw Cottages, Milton Bridge, who has two sons and five sons-in-law serving at one time. Gunner M'Donald was previously employed at the Moat Pit, Roslin.
John McDonald
Memorials Lasswade Free Church Roll of Honour
First names John
Surname McDonald
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Not known
Medals
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Thomas McDonald
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname McDonald
Rank Private
Service no 6907
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 30/07/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Mrs McDonald, Amos Close, Dalkeith
Family casualties
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : Thomas McDonald
[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 August 1916]: Official intimation has been received by Mrs McDonald of the death of her husband, Private Thomas McDonald, KOSB, who was killed in action on 31st July. Private McDonald, who previously served in the Militia, enlisted immediately after the declaration of war, and with the exception of a brief furlough a year ago, had been serving continuously in France since August 1914. In civil life he was employed as a miner at Smeaton Colliery. His widow and child reside at Amos Close.
Thomas McDonald
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church First names Thomas
Surname McDonald
Rank Private
Service no 12989
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Hawthornden
Date of Birth 29/03/1884
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of Patrick and Helen McDonald (nee McDonald)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted Roslin
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : Thomas McDonald
[Midlothian Journal 22 June 1917]: Word has been received by Mrs M'Hale, Arniston Place, Bonnyrigg, that her brother, Private Tom M'Donald, Royal Scots, who went to France in February after recovering from wounds sustained in July, has been missing since 17th April, 1917. He was well known in football circles in Midlothian, and was a popular member of Bonnyrigg Rose.
Alexander S McDougal
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Alexander S
Surname McDougal
Rank Private
Service no
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Battalion
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Date of Birth
Date of Death
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J B McDougal
Memorials Broomieknowe Golf Club
First names J B
Surname McDougal
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Not known
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James McDougall
Memorials Temple
First names James
Surname McDougall
Rank Private
Service no S/1195
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/09/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted
CWGC Mikra British Cemetery, Greece
Medals
Other information Obituary : James McDougall
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 October 1918]: Piper James M'Dougall, A. &S. Highlanders, died on 29th September, at a hospital in Salonika, of pneumonia ... Prior to enlistment he was a forester at Rosebery. Much sympathy is felt for his young wife and son, who reside at Castleton Cottages. He was 31 years of age.
James McDougall
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names James
Surname McDougall
Rank Private
Service no 8870
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/12/1914
Age
Parents Son of Daniel and Margaret McDougall, 17 Wheatfield Place, Edinburgh
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
John McFadyen
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Lasswade
First names John
Surname McFadyen
Rank Private
Service no 37904
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 136th Coy.
Place of birth Old Pentland
Date of Birth 06/06/1895
Date of Death 22/02/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of Alexander and Helen McFadyen (nee Armstrong)
Marriage
Family casualties Residence Walkerburn
Enlisted
CWGC Basra Memorial to the Missing, Iraq
Medals
Other information Obituary : John McFadyen
[Midlothian Journal 16 March 1917]: Mr and Mrs Alexander M'Fadyen, have also received information that their third son, Private John M'Fadyen, Machine Gun Corps, and formerly of the Royal Scots, has fallen in action. Private M'Fadyen enlisted in the Royal Scots early in the war, and after a course of training he proceeded on active service with the Machine Gun Corps. A bright letter was received from him by his parents a day or so before they heard that he had fallen in battle. He was 22 years of age. [The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Books IV and V: Landward Parishes]: John McFadyen, private, No. 37904, 136th Machine Gun Corps, 3rd son of the late Alexander McFadyen, and Mrs McFadyen, 113 Comiston Road, Edinburgh. He was employed as gardener by Mr Ballantyne, Stonyhill, Walkerburn. Enlisted in the Royal Scots. Was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps, and received his training at Grantham. He served with the Indian Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia from September, 1916, and was killed in action at Sanny-i-yat on Thursday, 22nd February, 1917. Buried on the battlefield. “No doubt by this time you will know that John had been killed in the attack on Sanny-i-yat on the 22nd February. I am writing this in the hope that it will be some consolation to you to know that he died as he would have wished, a. good soldier's death, and in one of the greatest victories of this war. Jock was a special favourite among the boys of the section, who join me in sending their deepest sympathy in your hour of trial. I would like to take this opportunity of expressing to you my sincere sympathy in your great loss, and at the same time my appreciation for the great devotion your son always showed to his duty. John was the most cheerful and best of pals, and we who knew him and chummed with him in Qrantham and after we came out here, miss him greatly. On behalf of my chums and myself, I wish to tender to you our sincerest sympathies in your bereavement.”
Ralph McFarlane
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery
First names Ralph
Surname McFarlane
Rank Private
Service no 252710
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 102nd
Place of birth Leith
Date of Birth 12/11/1893
Date of Death 01/10/1918
Age
Parents Thomas McFarlane and Helen Hyslop
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Thomas McFarlane died 31/5/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun
Medals
Other information Obituary : Ralph McFarlane
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 October 1918]: We regret to record that Ralph Macfarlane, youngest surviving son of Mr T. Macfarlane, J.P., has fallen in action. He fought under the Maple Leaf Badge, having been over two years on active service, serving with the infantry at first, but latterly, he was attached to the Tank Corps. About two months ago he was wounded and on that occasion, before being sent down to a clearing station, he received the congratulations of his C.O. for the way he conducted himself in the face of the enemy. He had not long rejoined his unit when he met his death. The chaplain who sent the news that he had fallen to his father wrote in marked terms of his devotion to duty, and of how his comrades all mourn his loss. His last visit to home was nine months ago. Between 20 and 30 years of age, his resourceful and pushing character led him, after going out to Canada, to leave his occupation of joiner and go in for agricultural work, with the result that he was farming on his own account for some time previous to answering the call of the Motherland for help. Much sympathy has gone out to Mr and Mrs Macfarlane, and it is deepened by the fact that another son Thomas, who was an apprentice electrician at Arniston Colliery, went down with H.M.S Queen Mary in the Battle of Jutland.
Thomas McFarlane
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery
First names Thomas
Surname McFarlane
Rank 1st Class Wireman
Service no M/12053
Regiment Royal Navy
Battalion
Place of birth Gorebridge
Date of Birth 9/2/1897
Date of Death 31/05/1916
Age 19
Parents Thomas McFarlane and Helen Hyslop
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Ralph McFarlane died 1/10/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Portsmouth Naval Memorial Medals
Thomas McFarlane was an apprentice electrician at Arniston Colliery. He was killed on the HMS Queen Mary Other information at the battle of Jutland in May 1916.
William Ritchie McFeat
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names William Ritchie
Surname McFeat
Rank Private
Service no S/8488
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 02/02/1897
Date of Death 16/10/1915
Age 18
Parents Son of William and Marion McFeat (nee Ritchie)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair O277 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
James McGarva
Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names James
Surname McGarva
Rank Private
Service no 330151
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 20/12/1881
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age 36
Parents Son of Thomas and Rachael McGarva (nee Wishart)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penciuik
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : James McGarva
[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 May 1918]: Private James McGarva, Royal Scots, who is missing, was previously employed as a miner at Roslin pit. He enlisted in the early months of the war, and was wounded shortly after proceeding to the Front. His wife and nine young children reside at Pryde’s Place.
James McGee
Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Lasswade St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names James
Surname McGee
Rank Private
Service no 4508
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/12/1914
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
Andrew McGibbon
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names Andrew
Surname McGibbon
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 10388
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 24/06/1889
Date of Death 14/09/1916
Age 27
Parents Son of John and Arcilla McGibbon (nee Hall)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Andrew McGibbon
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 September 1916]: Another local lad has fallen on the field of battle, viz., Private Andrew M'Gibbon, Black Watch, 21 Third Street. The sad news was conveyed to his parents by letter from his Lieutenant and the Regimental Chaplain. The Lieutenant writes "It is with great sorrow that I have to tell you that your son No. 10388 Private A. M'Gibbon was killed in action last night, 14th September. He was serving his gun when a shell burst close by, putting the whole team out of action. I have not had Private M'Gibbon long in my section, but during the time he was with me, he did exceedingly good work, and was thoroughly reliable. His death is keenly felt by us all." The deceased, who was 25 years of age, enlisted immediately after the outbreak of the war, and was employed by the Lothian Coal Company.
George Thomas McGill
Memorials Glencorse Cemetery
First names George Thomas
Surname McGill
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age 34
Parents Alexander T McGill and Hannah Ann Quayle
Marriage Susan Smith McGill
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals Military Cross
Other information McGill's father, Alexander, was bandmaster in the 1st Royal Scots.
James McGillivray Memorials Loanhead
First names James
Surname McGillivray
Rank Private
Service no 7511
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Athlestaneford
Date of Birth 12/8/1880
Date of Death 06/05/1915
Age 34
Parents James McGillivray, stonemason, and Jane Rodgers
Marriage Christina Hunter
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, Belgium
Medals
James McGillivray enlisted at the beginning of the war and was killed at Hill 60 near Ypres. He lived in Clerk Other information Street, Loanhead with his wife and six children.
Donald McGlashan
Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Temple
First names Donald
Surname McGlashan
Rank Gunner
Service no 2006
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Motors)
Battalion 3rd Bty
Place of birth Walkerburn
Date of Birth 31/03/1893
Date of Death 23/06/1915
Age
Parents John and Margaret McGlashan (nee Lauder)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard. Obituary : Donald McGlashan
[Midlothian Journal 9 July 1915]: Much sympathy has been expressed to Mr and Mrs M'Glashan, caretaker, Rosebery, Water Works, on the death of their son Donald, who has been killed in action in France. The eldest of three sons on active service, Donald, who was a blacksmith to trade, enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war. Joining the Royal Field Artillery, he proceeded to France as a gunner after his training had been completed. He was a promising lad, and his death is the first break in the Temple Parish Roll of Honour.
James McGrath
Memorials Loanhead
First names James Nugent
Surname McGrath
Rank Private
Service no 34153
Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 4/11/1891
Date of Death 14/12/1917
Age 32
Parents John McGrath, shale miner, and Elizabeth Nugent
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted CWGC St Pol Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information James McGrath formerly lived in Loanhead.
Henry McGregor
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Henry
Surname McGregor
Rank Private
Service no 18607
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Kinross
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
John McGuff
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade Roll of Honour
First names John
Surname McGuff
Rank Driver
Service no SS/5814
Regiment Royal Army Service Corps
Battalion 35th Naval Labour Coy
Place of birth St Andrews
Date of Birth 8/1/1879
Date of Death 24/11/1916
Age 37
Parents David McGuff and Mary Paton
Marriage Agnes E Hay
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
Medals
Other information Photo in EN 4/12/1917 Obituary : John McGuff
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 November 1916]: Another local soldier's name has this week to be added to the roll of heroes who have "gone under" on the western battle front, Private John Macguff having died of injuries accidentally received. In civil life an employee of the Arniston Coal Company, he answered the call of King and country by enlisting into the Transport Service, and was on service for a considerable period in France. He was highly respected and very popular amongst his neighbours in Arniston village, and a deep wave of sympathy has gone out to his widow, who is left with several little ones to mourn his loss.
Patrick McHale
Memorials Rosewell
First names Patrick
Surname McHale
Rank Gunner
Service no 61168
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 128th Heavy Bty.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 09/09/1898 Date of Death 23/11/1918
Age
Parents Son of John and Annie McHale (nee Loftus)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Premont British Cemetery
Medals
Other information
Alexander McIntosh
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Alexander
Surname McIntosh
Rank Private
Service no 16684
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Newtongrange
Date of Birth 08/03/1891
Date of Death 28/09/1918
Age 27
Parents Youngest son of William and Margaret McIntosh (nee Blyth)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Lembert Road Military Cemetery, Salonika
Medals
Other information Obituary : Alexander McIntosh
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 October 1918]: Mr Wm. M'Intosh, 70 Abbeyland, has received a telegram stating that his son, Private Alex. M'Intosh, Cameron Highlanders, died on 28th September, at Salonika, from bronchial pneumonia. Private M'Intosh enlisted on 5th January 1915 and was sent to France in May the same year, and shortly thereafter was transferred to Salonika. Previous to enlistment he was an ironmonger with Messrs John Hogarth &Co., Ardrossan.
David McIntosh
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names David
Surname McIntosh
Rank
Service no
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
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Medals
Other information
James McIntosh
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names James
Surname McIntosh Rank Corporal
Service no 41300
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/09/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Poelcapelle British Cemetery, nr Ypres
Medals
Other information
Alexander McKay
Memorials Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
First names Alexander
Surname McKay
Rank Private
Service no 7893
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Andrewina Shortreed
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals Military Medal
Other information Also commemorated on the family headstone at lair I150 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
Alexander Steele McKay
Memorials Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
First names Alexander Steele
Surname McKay
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/04/1918
Age
Parents Son of James and Helen McKay, of "Woodslea," Westfield, Bathgate, West Lothian.
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Also commemorated on the family headstone at lair H303 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
Edward McKay
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik First names Edward
Surname McKay
Rank Sergeant
Service no 19562
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 01/04/1890
Date of Death 10/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of Joseph and Mary McKay (nee Benson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Edward McKay worked at Valleyfield papermills in Penicuik. He enlisted in December 1914. He was married Other information with one child. Obituary : Edward McKay
[Midlothian Journal 27 April 1917]: Sergeant Edward McKay, Tympany Lodge, was killed on 10th April. He was 20 years of age and leaves a widow and one child.
Gordon McKay
Memorials Loanhead
First names Gordon
Surname McKay
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/2412
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/09/1915
Age 32
Parents Joseph McKay and Jane Bisset
Marriage Mary Anderson
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Canadian Cemetery No 2, Neuville-St Vaast, France
Medals
Other information
James McKay
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names James
Surname McKay
Rank Private
Service no 15118
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tank Cemetery, Guemappe
Medals
Other information
Archibald McKendry
Loanhead Cemetery Memorials Roslin
First names Archibald
Surname McKendry
Rank Private
Service no 63646
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 3rd
Place of birth Bilston
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/07/1918
Age 26
Parents Son of John and Mary McKendry, Boghall Farm, Milton Bridge
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of James McKendry died 26/4/1915
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Other information
James McKendry
Memorials Roslin
First names James
Surname McKendry
Rank Private
Service no 13187
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Ballymore, Co. Antrim
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/04/1915
Age 25
Parents Son of John McKendry, Boghall Farm, Milton Bridge
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Archibald McKendry died 15/7/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Helles Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli
Medals
Other information
William McKenzie
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William
Surname McKenzie
Rank Gunner
Service no 42020
Regiment Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion 3rd Bde.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 21/04/1886
Date of Death 01/05/1915
Age 29
Parents Son of William and Jane McKenzie (nee Smith)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres Medals
Other information Obituary : William McKenzie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 23 May 1915]: Mr M'Kenzie, Burnside Place, Penicuik, has received intimation from Lieutenant W.R. M'Taggart, R.F.A., Canadian Contingent, that his son, Driver Wm. M'Kenzie, was killed by the bursting of a shell at Ypres on 1st May ... M'Kenzie, who was born at Penicuik twenty-nine years ago, had been employed for four years at Toronto when war broke out, and he joined the 1st Canadian Contingent, training with it on Salisbury Plains, and leaving for the front on 10th February.
William McKenzie
Memorials Rosewell
First names William
Surname McKenzie
Rank
Service no
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
Archibald McKinlay
Crichton Churchyard Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church Ford United Free Church
First names Archibald
Surname McKinlay
Rank Private
Service no 40151
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th Bn.
Place of birth Auchtermuchty
Date of Birth 22/08/1892
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 25
Parents Second son of Archibald and Mary Ann McKinlay (nee Foubister)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of David McKinlay kia 21/10/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Crichton Churchyard. Obituary : Archibald McKinlay
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 September 1916]: News has just been received by Mr Archibald M'Kinlay, clothier, that his second son, Segt. A. M'Kinlay, Royal Scots, has been killed in action. The deceased left England for France as recently as 2nd September along with a draft of 200 men. He has been for nearly half a dozen years connected wit the county Territorial Battalion, and before mobilisation took place he was employed as a tailor with an Edinburgh firm. While at home he was connected with several socieities, prominent among thembeing the Ford Y.M.C. Association. He acted for some years as collector for the Horticultural Society with successful results, and was for some considerable time leader of psalmody in Fala Parish Church. He was a keen bowler, and a prize-winner on the local green. he has two brothers serving with the Colours.
Archibald McKinlay
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Archibald
Surname McKinlay
Rank Quarter Master Sergeant
Service no 9870
Regiment Gordon Highlanders Battalion 1st
Place of birth Inveresk
Date of Birth 1/10/1885
Date of Death 14/12/1914
Age 29
Parents James McKinlay, coalminer, and Jessie Russell
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of James McKinlay died 22/8/1918
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Enlisted
CWGC Irish House Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : Archibald McKinlay
[Dalkeith Advertiser 24 December 1914]: The parents of Company Quartermaster Sergeant Archibald M'Kinlay, B Company of the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, have received word from an officer that their son was killed in action on the 14th December. From the letter it appears that the whole battalion were engaged on that date, and during a charge on the German trenches M'Kinlay was shot through the head and instantly killed. M'Kinlay, who had had nine years' service, was wounded in the early days of the campaign, and invalided home , returning to the front about five weeks ago. He was the son of Mr James M'Kinlay, mining contractor, Arniston.
David Oliver McKinlay
Crichton Churchyard Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church Ford United Free Church
First names David Oliver
Surname McKinlay
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Machine Gun Corps
Battalion 28th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 12/12/1894
Date of Death 21/10/1917
Age 23
Parents Son of Archibald and Mary Ann McKinlay (nee Foubister)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Archibald McKinlay kia 15/9/1916
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CWGC St Julien Dressing Station Cemetery, nr Ypres
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Other information Obituary : David Oliver McKinlay
[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 November 1917]: Deep regret has been caused in the Pathhead district by the announcement that 2nd Lieutenant David O. M'Kinlay, M.G.C., fourth son of Mr Archibald M'Kinlay, Pathhead, has fallen in action. As a member of the local territorial detachment, he was called up at the outbreak of the war, and was quickly promoted to the rank of Sergeant-Instructor in the Royal Scots. He received his commission two months ago, and had only been in France for about amonth when he met his death. The deceased, who was a young man of much promise, was 22 years of age. His elder brother, Archibald, was killed in action on September 1916. [Dalkeith Advertiser 8 November 1917]: 2nd Lieut. Davd O. M'Kinlay, of the Machine Gun Corps. son of Mr Archibald M'Kinlay, King's House ... was a young man full of promise. When called up he was Chief Templar in the local Lodge, and took an active interest in the Bowling Club, where he secured several prizes. He was also linked up with the Ford Y.M.C.A. and Crichton Literary Society ... His elder brother was killed on the Somme in September 1916, and a younger borther is with a battalion of the Royal Scots in Ireland.
James McKinlay
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname McKinlay
Rank Private
Service no 53159
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Prestonpans
Date of Birth 21/5/1899
Date of Death 22/08/1918
Age 19
Parents James McKinlay, coalminer, and Jessie Russell
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Archibald McKinley died 14/12/1914
Residence
Enlisted CWGC Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2, Hebuterne
Medals
Other information James Mckinlay worked as a clerk with the Arniston Coal Company.
James McKinlay
Crichton Collegiate Church Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names John James Melrose
Surname McKinlay
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/3816
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 29/10/1893
Date of Death 27/09/1915
Age 21
Parents Son of John and Maggie McKinlay (nee Kellie)
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CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : James McKinlay
[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 October 1915]: On Tuesday afternoon intelligence reached Pathhead that Lance-Corporal John McKinlay of the 8th Black Watch had been killed in action. A comrade, writing to Newtongrange, declares that he saw McKinlay fall. He is the only son of Mr John McKinlay church officer, Crichton and was a baker to trade. He was champion of the Pathhead Bowling Club two years ago, when only 20 years of age.
Thomas McKinlay
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names Thomas
Surname McKinlay
Rank Private
Service no 32262
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/09/1917
Age
Parents Son of Thomas McKinlay and Helen Baird
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
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J P McLachlan
Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial)
First names JP
Surname McLachlan
Rank
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death Age
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David McLaren
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names David
Surname McLaren
Rank Corporal
Service no 12497
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Galashiels
Date of Birth 05/06/1883
Date of Death 08/12/1915
Age 32
Parents Son of James and Elizabeth McLaren (nee Paisley)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted Newtongrange
CWGC Maple Copse Cemetery, Ypres
Medals
David McLaren lived in Newtongrange and worked as a miner at the Lady Victoria colliery. He enlisted near Other information the outbreak of the war.
James Dickson McLaren
Dalkeith Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names James Dickson
Surname McLaren
Rank Able Seaman
Service no Clyde Z/5261
Regiment Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/04/1918 memorial say 12/4
Age 22
Parents Son of Daniel and Elizabeth McLaren, Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
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CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Dickson McLaren
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 April 1918]: Pte. James M'Laren, R.N.D., son of Mr D. M'Laren, Edinburgh Road, is reported to have died of wounds. Enlisting in the early stages of the war, he took part in the Gallipoi campaign, and was subsequently transferred to France, where he had been serving for about two years.
John Small McLaren
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names John Small Surname McLaren
Rank Private
Service no 40848
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 17th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 06/05/1894
Date of Death 13/02/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of John and Janet McLaren, 48 Dundas Street, Bonnyrigg
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Formerly 5609 Royal Scots Obituary : John Small McLaren
[Midlothian Journal 30 March 1917]: Intimation has come to Mr and Mrs M'Laren, 51 Dundas Street, Bonnyrigg, that their son, Private John M'Laren, was killed in action on the 13th February. The deceased, who was 22 years of age, enlisted in the Royal Scots about two years ago, but was latterly attached to the H.L.I. In civil life he was employed as a tailor in Dalkeith. He was well known in juvenille football circles in the district, being a goalkeeper of considerable skill, and in this capacity took part in some of the inter- battalion competitions while with the Royal Scots at Stobs. Of bright and cheerful disposition, he was a favourite with his comrades both in civil and military life.
Thomas McLaren
CWGC headstone Dalkeith Cemetery Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname McLaren
Rank Private
Service no 303407
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 14/12/1883
Date of Death 04/01/1919
Age 35
Parents Son of William and Elizabeth McLaren (nee Hope)
Marriage Husband of Mary Jane Lowrie
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
Born in Dalkeith, Thomas McLaren enlisted in the early stages of the war. In March 1917, he was severely wounded and after hospital trteatment he was discharged. He survived until January 1919 and was buried Other information with full military honours in Dalkeith New Cemetery. Before the war, he was employed by Mr Forsyth, butcher and was a keen footballer and cricketer. He was a married man with three children.
Alexander McLean
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names Alexander
Surname McLean
Rank Private
Service no S/18019
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Milton Cottages, Glencorse
Date of Birth 07/07/1890
Date of Death 03/09/1916
Age
Parents Son of Neil and Elizabeth McLean (nee Stewart)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of George McLean kia 26 Sept 1915
Residence Loanhead
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme Medals
Other information Obituary : Alexander McLean
[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 November 1916]: Word has been received that lance-Corporal Alick M'Lean, Cameron Highlanders, has been killed in action. M'Lean had five brothers, all of whom enlisted either last year or previously. Charles is a Sergeant-Major in the Camerons (Regulars), James is a Sergeant in the Royal Canadian Dragoons; George, in the Royal Scots, was wounded and has been missing since 26th September 1915; John is in the A.S.C. Remounts Department, and Neil in the Anti-Aircraft Service. The brothers reside at Burnhead, Bonnyrigg.
Alexander McLean
Memorials Rosewell
First names Alexander
Surname McLean
Rank Sergeant
Service no 5103
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 11/03/1878
Date of Death 11/12/1916
Age 38
Parents Son of James and Margaret McLean (nee Leslie)
Marriage Husband of Margaret Raeburn
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CWGC Ovillers Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : Alexander McLean
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 28 December 1916]: Mrs McLean, 32 Duke Street, Rosewell, has received intimation that her husband, Sergeant A McLean, Royal Scots, aged 38 years, was killed in action on December 11.
Alexander McLean
Memorials Lasswade Parish Church
First names Alexander
Surname McLean
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
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George Stewart McLean
Bonnyrigg Memorials Lasswade Parish Church
First names George Stewart
Surname McLean
Rank Private
Service no 11170
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Milton Cottages, Glencorse Date of Birth 28/10/1896
Date of Death 26/09/1915
Age 18
Parents Son of Neil and Elizabeth McLean (nee Stewart)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander McLean kia 23 July 1918
Residence Bonnyrigg
Enlisted Ayr
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : George Stewart McLean
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 September 1916]: Mrs M'Lean, Burnhead House, has received official notice that her son, Private George M'Lean, Royal Scottish Fusiliers, previously reported missing since 26th September 1915, has been killed in action.
McLean
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names George Taylor Graham
Surname McLean
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 12/04/1885
Date of Death
Age
Parents Son of John and Elizabeth McLean
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
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J C McLean
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names JC
Surname McLean
Rank
Service no
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
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John McLean
Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery Memorials Lodge Dalhousie No 720 Rosewell
First names John Surname McLean
Rank Sergeant
Service no 12011
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth Irvine
Date of Birth 20/12/1886
Date of Death 01/04/1916
Age 29
Parents Son of Thomas and Mary McLean (née Brown)
Marriage
Family casualties
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Enlisted
CWGC Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Hawthornden Cemetery. Obituary : John McLean
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 May 1916]: Intimation from the War Office has been received to the effect that Sergeant John M'Lean, Royal Scots, has been killed in action. He joined the Army at the beginning of the war, and before enlistment was employed as a miner at Whitehill Colliery. He was the popular representative for Rosewell F.C., and was a member of Lodge Dalhousie 720 of Freemasons. He leaves a widow and three children, who reside at 31 Duke Street, Rosewell.
John B McLean
Memorials Bonnyrigg Parish Church
First names John B
Surname McLean
Rank
Service no
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
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John Clapperton McLean
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Penicuik Silver Band St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John Clapperton
Surname McLean
Rank Private
Service no 82026
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 34th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 06/03/1888
Date of Death 26/06/1918
Age 30
Parents Son of William and and Mary McLean (nee Clapperton)
Marriage Husband of Catherine C McLean, 5 Newby Court, Peebles
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Montigny Communal Cemetery Extension Medals
John McLean worked as a painter and also as a postman. He enlisted in February 1915 with other members Other information of the Penicuik Silver Band. He was killed by a bomb from an aeroplane. He was married with three children. Obituary : John Clapperton McLean
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book Two]: Private John Clapperton M'Lean, Royal Scots, was killed in France, about eight miles north-east of Amiens, on the 26th June 1918, and was buried at Montigny. He belonged to Penicuik, and was a painter to trade. He enlisted in February 1915, and went to France in April 1917. His wife resides in Newby Court, Peebles. "It is with extreme sorrow that I have to convey to you the sad news that your husband, Private J. C. M'Lean, was fatally wounded on the night of the 26th June, by a bomb dropped from enemy aircraft, whilst on the march. We all deeply deplore the loss of Private M'Lean, for having been attached to Headquarters Staff so long, he was greatly esteemed by all his companions, for they were all the very best of chums with him, very, very much. Consolation may be had from the fact that death was instantaneous, and that there was no pain whatsoever. Your husband has paid the supreme sacrifice for his King and country by giving his life, whilst helping to free the country and universe from barbarism. I again express my sincere sympathy with you, and trust most sincerely that you will be given additional strength to endure this sad blow.”
Robert McLean
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname McLean
Rank Private
Service no 315389
Regiment Scottish Horse 13th attd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/10/1918
Age
Parents
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CWGC Roisal Communal Cemetery Extension
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Robert Drysdale McLean
Memorials Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
First names Robert Drysdale
Surname McLean
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion "C" Bty. 64th Bde
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/10/1917
Age
Parents Son of Robert Drysdale and Catherine F. M. McLean (nee Drever)
Marriage
Family casualties
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Enlisted
CWGC Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Also commemorated on the family headstone at lair D278 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
Thomas McLean
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Thomas
Surname McLean
Rank Corporal
Service no 4642
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF Battalion 47th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 17/01/1918
Age 32
Parents Eldest son of Robert and Margrate Naysmith McLean, Muirpark
Marriage Husband of JR McLean, 153 Crown Street, Sydney
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Spoilbank Cemetery, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : Thomas McLean
[Dalkeith Advertiser 21 February 1918]: Intimation has been received by Mr R McLean, 19 Muirpark, that his son, Corporal Tom McLean, Australian Regiment, has been killed on active service in France. The deceased, who was a native of Dalkeith, was well known in the district, having been employed by Dalkeith Town Council before emigrating to Australia 7 years ago. On the outbreak of war Corporal McLean joined the Australian Forces and was drafted to Egypt. Later he was sent to France, where he had served for about two years and had seen a great deal of hard fighting. A letter has been received from a chum, in which he says: 'Corporal mcLean was still asleep in a dug-out when a stray shell burst and the dug-out fell in. He was still breathing when rescued but beyond all possible aid.' A sad circumstance is that he was home at Christmas on 14 days leave and met his death shortly after his return to duty. Corporal McLean has many friends in Dalkeith and was highly respected by all. Another three brothers are still on active service.
William McLean
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names William
Surname McLean
Rank Sergeant
Service no 5023
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/06/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Bonnyrigg
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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Alexander Pittillo McLeish
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names Alexander Pittillo
Surname McLeish
Rank Private
Service no 330448
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 19/02/1886
Date of Death 04/05/1917
Age 31
Parents Son of James and Jemima McLeish (nee Pittillo)
Marriage Husband of Isabella Wallace McLeish, Main Street, Roslin
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras
Medals
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R McLeish
Memorials Carrington Churchyard
First names R
Surname McLeish
Rank Private
Service no 327194
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 2nd/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/03/1919
Age
Parents
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CWGC Carrington Parish Churchyard
Medals
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Joseph A McLeman
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Joseph A
Surname McLeman
Rank Private
Service no 202529
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Peebles
Date of Birth
Date of Death 05/11/1916
Age
Parents Son of Mr. and Mrs. McLeman, of Avoch Cottage, Deanpark, Peebles.
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : Joseph A McLeman
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book One]: Out of five sons, the late William M'Leman and Mrs M'Leman, Dean Park, Peebles, had three in the Army. The youngest of these, Private Joseph A. F. M'Leman, Royal Scots (attached to the Scottish Rifles), was reported missing on 5th November 1916. Later, official intimation reached Mr M'Leman that his son had been killed on the date mentioned. Private M'Leman was 21 years of age, and in June 1915 he enlisted in the 6th Royal Scots, going out to France in the first week of July 1916. Before enlisting he was employed in Tweedside Mill. He was an excellent cornet player. Of his two soldier brothers, one was with the Canadians in France, the other being in Egypt. The Corporal of Private M'Leman's platoon wrote: "Just a few lines in answer to your letter to me regarding your son Joe. He went up to the front on the morning of 5th November, at Le Transloy. It was about one o'clock in the morning. By mistake we entered the German trenches, having lost our way. We could not get our bayonets fixed, so we had to make a hand-to-hand fight to try and get out. We managed out between the lines, but the machine gun fire from the Germans compelled us to lie down. Being Corporal of Joe's platoon, I was anxious to get as many of the lads as possible out safely. Your son Joe was lying on my right, when I heard him give a shout that he was hit. Then he half raised himself up and fell on his back. I crept over to him a little closer to ask him where he had got hit, but I received no answer. Poor lad! Just shortly after, the Germans rushed us, and we had to retire and leave our wounded behind. If there had been any possible chance of us getting them in we would have done so, but the fire was too deadly. The way I knew he was your Joe, was because he was the only Joe M'Leman in our Battalion. He belonged to the Royal Scots, and was attached to the Scottish Rifles. He used to play a cornet in the Royal Scots Band. Well, Mrs M'Leman, that is all the information I can give you regarding Joe, and believe me, he was a gallant, brave young man, and a soldier to the end."
William Johnstone McLennan
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names William Johnstone
Surname McLennan
Rank Private
Service no 40149
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th Bn.
Place of birth Roslin Date of Birth 16/11/1896
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 19
Parents Son of James and Christina McLennan (nee Johnstone)
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont
Medals
Other information William McLennan served in the Royal Scots before being transferred to the Highland Light Infantry.
William Wilson McLennan
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William Wilson
Surname McLennan
Rank Private
Service no 330412
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 22/12/1883
Date of Death 29/02/1920
Age 36
Parents Second son of Robert and Mary McLennan (nee Cairns)
Marriage Husband of Margaret L Hamilton
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
Medals Military Medal &Bar
William McLennan served in the 8th Royal Scots for almost four years and was twice wounded. He served for two years as a stretcher bearer for which he was awarded the Military Medal and Bar. After the war, he Other information returned to work at Valleyfield papermill but fell ill from the effects of his war service and died several months later. He was married with three children.
Dan McMillan
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik
First names Daniel
Surname McMillan
Rank Private
Service no S/12646
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/05/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William McMillan kia 28/9/1914 and Robert McMillan kia 14/7/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Dan McMillan's parents lived at 12 Leslie Place, Penicuik
Robert McMillan
Penicuik Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Robert Surname McMillan
Rank Private
Service no 11280
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/07/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
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William McMillan
Memorials Penicuik
First names William
Surname McMillan
Rank Corporal
Service no 10315
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/09/1914
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Dan McMillan kia 9/5/1915 and Robert McMillan kia 14/7/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC City of Paris Cemetery, Bagneux
Medals
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William McMorran
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names William
Surname McMorran
Rank Private
Service no 335297
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of Richard and Mary McMoran
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegstreert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : William McMorran [The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book Two]: Mrs R. M. M'Morran, 41 Rosetta Road, Peebles, was notified that her only son, Private William M'Morran, I5th Royal Scots, was reported as missing in the course of the righting between 9th and l6th April 1918. Later, Mrs M'Morran received intimation that Private M'Morran was officially reported to have been killed between these dates. Private M'Morran, who was 20 years of age, enlisted in the local Territorials at the outbreak of war, when he was between 16 and 17. He proceeded to France in June 1917, and took part in much severe fighting. Previous to joining up, he was employed by Lowe, Donald &Co., Peebles.
Charles Runciman McNab
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Charles Runciman
Surname McNab
Rank Private
Service no 21651
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 23/04/1891
Date of Death 21/08/1916
Age 25
Parents Son of James and Isabella McNab (nee Runciman)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC St Sever Cemetery, Rouen
Medals
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Archibald McNair
Memorials Roslin
First names Archibald
Surname McNair
Rank Private
Service no 10939
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/07/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of Neil and Catherine McNair, Lochgilphead
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Felix McNamara
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Felix
Surname McNamara
Rank Sergeant
Service no 330023
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/04/1918
Age 31 Parents Second son of Patrick and Mary McNamara, Lothian Terrace, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Thomas McNamara kia 4/11/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals MM
Other information Obituary : Felix McNamara
[Dalkeith Advertiser 25 April 1918]: Widespread regret will be felt at the announcement that sergeant Felix McNamara, Royal Scots, second son of Mrs McNamara, 92 High Street, has made the great sacrifice on the field of battle ... The deceased, who was in his 32nd year, was, previous to the war, on the staff of the Dalkeith Post Office, where he had served for sixteen years. As a member of the local Territorials, he was mobilised on the outbreak of the war. He went to France in November 1914, and except for a short period when he was invalided home suffering from wounds, he had been in continuous service on the Western front. In September last he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field, and when home on a brief furlogh seven weeks ago he also wore the ribbon of the Mons Star. Sergeant McNamara took a keen interest in all kinds of sport, and was at one time well known in local football circles as a playing member of Dalkeith United and as such held a badge for the Chisholm Cup of 1906. Just before the war broke out his energies were directed to the development of the national game among the schools, and he was representative for St. David's on the Schools Football League. Mrs McNamara has other two sons serving in the Army.
Thomas M McNamara
CWGC headstone Dalkeith Cemetery Memorials Dalkeith St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas McDonald
Surname McNamara
Rank Private
Service no 62785
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 4th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/11/1918
Age 18
Parents Son of Patrick and Mary McNamara, Lothian Terrace, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Felix McNamara died 11/4/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
Other information Thomas McNamara was an ironmonger in Dalkeith. He died of pneumonia in a hospital at Dunfermline.
Andrew McNulty
Memorials Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd
First names Andrew
Surname McNulty
Rank Private
Service no 19578
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/08/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
Patrick McNulty Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Patrick
Surname McNulty
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 28797
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 14th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/03/1917
Age
Parents Youngest son of Mr and Mrs McNulty, 7 Lothian Street, Bonnyrigg
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Bonnyrigg
Enlisted
CWGC Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension
Medals
Other information Obituary : Patrick McNulty
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 April 1917]: Lance-Corpl. P. M'Nulty, Highland Light Infantry, has been killed in action. He was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs M'Nulty, 7 Lothian Street, Bonnyrigg.
Andrew McQueen
Memorials Loanhead
First names Andrew
Surname McQueen
Rank Private
Service no S/5579
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 9th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 12/12/1891
Date of Death 12/04/1917
Age 26
Parents Andrew McQueen, waiter, and Mary Henderson
Marriage Annie McQueen
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Andrew McQueen
[Midlothian Journal 27 April 1917]: Private Andrew McQueen was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Andrew McQueen, Clerk Street, resided at Station Road, Loanhead and has left a widow and two children. Private McQueen was a miner in the employment of the Shotts Iron and Coal Company and enlisted early in the war. He had a long spell of active service, and at the beginning of the present advance was instantaneously killed by a shell. A letter from a comrade informed the relatives that Andrew had fought a good fight, and had passed away to the lasting regret of his fellows. Another brother, Lance Corporal John McQueen, Royal Scots, has been on active service since November 1914.
Omer McRae
Memorials CWGC headstone Dalkeith Cemetery
First names Omer
Surname McRae
Rank Private
Service no 3238
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/01/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
Other information
William McRae
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Cemetery
First names William
Surname McRae
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 42nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth 21/4/1894
Date of Death 27/03/1918
Age 23
Parents Alexander McRae and Isabella Allan
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : William McRae
[Midlothian Journal 12 April 1918]: Mr M'Rae, The Lodge, Loganbank, has received intimation that his eldest son, Second Lieutenant Wm. M'Rae, Machine Gun Corps, has been killed in action. The deceased officer enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in july 1915, and nine or ten months later he went to teh front, and was wounded in August, 1916. He received his commission in October of last year, and had only been back in the fighting line for a month when he was killed. Lieutanent M'rae, who was scarcely 24 years of age, received his elementary education at Glencorse School, and afterwards passed through the Higher Grade School at Penicuik, where he carried off the dux medal in 1909. he finished his course at George Watson's College, and at the date of his enlistment was in the service of Messrs Drummond &Lessels, C.A., Edinburgh. His youngest brother is a wireless operator. [The Watsonian War Record 1914-1918]: the son of Mr. A. McRae, Milton Bridge, was born in 1894, and after being educated at Glencorse and Penicuik Higher Grade Schools (of which latter he was dux in 1909), he attended G.W.C. 1909-12. He was an apprentice C.A. Enlisting in the 14th A. and S. H. in July 1915, he was attached to the M.G. Section of the Bn. After a period of service in France he was gazetted to the M.G.C. in Oct. 1917. Returning to France in March 1918, he had only been a few weeks out, when he was killed near Bucquoy, N.W. of Bapaume, Apr. 1918.
William C McRoberts
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names William Cowan
Surname McRoberts
Rank Private
Service no 353498
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg Date of Birth 12/08/1895
Date of Death 04/07/1918
Age 22
Parents Son of David and Margaret M McRoberts (nee Henderson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Berlin South-Western Cemetery
Medals
Other information
Patrick McTiernan
Memorials Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery
First names Patrick
Surname McTiernan
Rank Private
Service no 5323
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/07/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Bridget McTiernan
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe
Medals
Other information Patrick McTiernan is commemorated in Hawthornden cemetery (lair 2/136).
Arthur McVie
Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg Parish Church Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Arthur
Surname McVee
Rank Private
Service no 251422
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th/6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/05/1918
Age 20
Parents William McVie and Mary Murdoch
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
Medals
Other information Variously spelt McVee or McVie. Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard. Obituary : Arthur McVie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 June 1918]: Mrs William M'Vie, Leyden Place, has received a letter informing her of the death of her son, Arthur M'Vie, in action on 31st May. He was a private in the Royal Scots, and was going down the line to guide a party when the enemy artillery opened fire, and he was struck with a shell and killed instantaneously. His officer writes in high appreciation of his military services and fine character. In civil life he was an apprentice engineer at the Carpet Factory.
Alexander Meek Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Alexander
Surname Meek
Rank Private
Service no 40147
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 52
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : Alexander Meek
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 October 1916]: Intimation has been received that Private Alexander Meek, 30 Dean Park, has given his life for his King and Country. Private Meek enlisted in the Royal Scots shortly after the outbreak of war. He went to the front early in September, going direct to the trenches. He took part in a charge, but had only got a few yards over the parapet when a shell exploded and killed him. He has two sons serving at the front. He was 54 years of age, and was employed as a miner at Newbattle Collieries.
David Jack Meikle
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names David Jack
Surname Meikle
Rank Private
Service no 532223
Regiment Royal Army Veterinary Corps &Labour Corps
Battalion Depot transf. to (532223) 465th Agricultural Coy. Labour Corps
Place of birth Parish of Newton
Date of Birth 10/01/1889
Date of Death 20/12/1918
Age
Parents Son of Catherine Meikle
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Comely Bank Cemetery, Edinburgh
Medals
David Jack Meikle was a native of Hardengreen and a ploughman. He enlisted in the Lothians and Border Horse in November 1915 but was found to have a defective heart and discharged. Subsequently he joined Other information the RAVC and then the Agricultural Labour Corps. He died of illness linked to his war service and was buried in Comely Bank Cemetery in Edinburgh.
Paul Meikle
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Paul
Surname Meikle
Rank Bombardier
Service no 665422
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 88th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/05/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC Marfaux British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information
Alexander Melrose
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik
First names Alexander
Surname Melrose
Rank Private
Service no 2620
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Carrington
Date of Birth 28/12/1887
Date of Death 17/08/1916
Age 27
Parents Son of William and Margaret Melrose (nee Stewart)
Marriage Husband of Mrs Alex Melrose, Bellshill
Family casualties Brother of Thomas Melrose died 9/10/1920
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Contalmason Chateau Cemetery
Medals
Alex Melrose was a member of the Penicuik Lodge of Free Gardeners. He enlisted in January 1915. He is Other information commemorated on the family headstone at lair K18 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. He is also commemorated on the Seafield Oil Works Roll of Honour.
Robert Melrose
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert
Surname Melrose
Rank Guardsman
Service no 10144
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Yarrow
Date of Birth 26/7/1893
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 23
Parents William Melrose, shepherd, and Margaret Anderson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Galashiels
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
Thomas Melrose
Memorials Penicuik
First names Thomas
Surname Melrose
Rank
Service no
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion
Place of birth South Melville
Date of Birth 05/03/1878
Date of Death 09/10/1920
Age 42
Parents Son of William and Margaret Melrose (née Stewart) Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Melrose died 17/8/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Buried in Penicuik
Medals
Other information
George C Menzies
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church
First names George C
Surname Menzies
Rank Quartermaster Sergeant
Service no 1850
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 1st/3rd London Field Ambulance
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/10/1915
Age
Parents Eldest son of Mr and Mrs James Menzies, Union Cottages, Penicuik
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC East Murdos Military Cemetery, Lemnos
Medals
Other information Previously employed with McNiven and Cameron, stationery business, Edinburgh.
John Meston
Memorials Fala and Soutra Parish
First names John
Surname Meston
Rank Private
Service no 351540
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Stobshill
Date of Birth 17/05/1886
Date of Death 28/10/1917
Age 31
Parents Son of Andrew and Marion Meston (nee Anderson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Notherhall
Enlisted
CWGC Wancourt British Cemetery
Medals
Other information John Meston, whose surname is spelt Mestyn on the Fala and Soutra memorial, worked as a roadman.
J Middleton
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Joseph
Surname Middleton
Rank Private
Service no 352572
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/04/1917 Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Roeux British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : J Middleton
[Dalkeith Advertiser 21 June 1917]: Official intimation has been received by Mrs Middleton, Tabernacle Close, that her husband, Pte Joseph Middleton, Royal Scots, who was previously reported missing, is now presumed to have been killed in action. Private Middleton, Royal Scots, who was 24 years of age, enlisted shortly after the outbreak of the war, and had been in France since October of last year.
John Donaldson Millar
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Roslin Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery Roslin Parish Church
First names John Donaldson
Surname Millar
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/12834
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Glencorse
Date of Birth 19/04/1892
Date of Death 12/10/1916
Age 24
Parents Son of Alfred and Isabella Millar (nee Donaldson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
Robert Millar
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names Robert
Surname Millar
Rank Private
Service no 40143
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 08/05/1917
Age 24
Parents Robert Millar and Ann Duff
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
Medals
Wounded at Arras and died in hospital in London. Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Other information Churchyard. Obituary : Robert Millar
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 May 1917]: The community has learned with sincere regret of the loss of another of its soldier sons in the person of Private Robert Millar, Highland Light Infantry, whose home was at Quarryhead Dairy. Private Millar who is the youngest son of the late Mr Robert Millar, had been in France for some time, and in the recent fighting was so severely wounded that he succumbed to his injuries while under treatment at a London hospital. He was 24 years of age.
Robert Millar
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Millar
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
Archibald Craig Miller
Roslin Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names Archibald Craig
Surname Miller
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/10/1915
Age 33
Parents Son of George and Marjory Miller
Marriage Husband of May Seath Miller, 41 Cluny Drive, Edinburgh
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh
Medals
Other information Obituary : Archibald Craig Miller [Midlothian Journal 8 October 1915]: It is with feelings of deep regret that Roslin friends heard of the tragic death of Captain A. C. Miller. He became a residenter a few years ago, and, although his acquaintance with the village was of such a brief term, he was a much respected inhabitant. He was a member of the United Free Church, and in January, 1914, after an election, was installed in the office of deacon. At the first meeting of the Deacon's Court thereafter he was appointed treasurer of the Central Fund of the church. This office he filled with exceptional ability, and his unostentatious discharge of the duties placed him in the highest esteem of his fellow office-bearers. Captain Miller had fine musical talent, both as a singer and player, and on the introduction of instrumental music into the services of the church he played the opening pieces and acted as organist in conjunction with other members of the congregation. His sudden and dreadful death was a shock to all, and profound sympathy is felt for his widow. The late Captain Miller was 32 years of age, and was employed in Edinburgh in the Estate Duty Office. he was the youngest son of Mr George L. Miller, late of Berwick.
Cathcart Mills
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names Cathcart
Surname Mills
Rank Private
Service no 4994
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Crichton
Date of Birth 29/04/1896
Date of Death 22/07/1916
Age 20
Parents Son of Alexander and Margaret Mills (nee Bertram)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Robert Mills kia 27/4/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Crichton Churchyard. Obituary : Cathcart Mills
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 August 1916]: On Friday last Mr Alexander Mills, carter, received the sad intelligence of the death of his son, Private Cathcart Mills, of the Royal Scots, which took place in France on the 22nd July. The Major of the Battalion, in his letter, speaks highly of the deceased's amiable character. He joined the County Battalion early in 1915, and was exactly a year in France when the intimation of his death arrived. He had just completed his 20th year, and before joining the forces was for some years employed by Mr J. N. M'Dowall, Remore Farm.
Robert Mills
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names Robert
Surname Mills
Rank Driver
Service no 422829
Regiment Corps of Royal Engineers
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of Alexander Scott Mills and Margaret Bertram
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Cathcart Mills died 22/7/1916
Residence Pathhead
Enlisted
CWGC Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Mills
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 May 1917]: On Tuesday night intimation was received by Mr Alexander Mills, that the eldest son of the family had been killed – word coming from his Captain to that effect. Sapper Robert Mills, the deceased, joined the Royal Engineers about 18 months ago, and within the last month had been transferred to the A.T. Service. He was 27 years of age, and previous to enlistment was chauffeur to Mr A. D. Wallace, Merchant, Pathhead. A younger brother was killed with the Royal Scots last July, while another brother is reported wounded on 9th April.
James Milne
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname Milne
Rank Lance Corporal Service no S/2842
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Temple
Date of Birth 17/3/1890
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 25
Parents James Milne and Mary Ann Sneddon
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Milne
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 November 1915]: We regret to announce that another local lad's name has been added to the district's heavy list of heroes who have fallen in the great war for justice and right, namely, Lance Corporal James Milne, Seaforth Highlanders, son of Mr Jas. Milne, Stobsmills Cottages, and a nephew of Mr Robert Milne, Treasurer, Gorebridge Cooperative Society. Previous to enlisting, he was an employee of Arniston Coal Company. He had seen a good deal of trench and other warfare with his distinguished regiment. A genial lad, a host of friends regret his lost. Since the Battle of Loos, where he fell, persistent rumours of his death have come overseas in local lads' letters to their folks, but there was no certainly till Wednesday of last week, when official intimation reached his sorrowing parents.
John C Milne
Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club Memorials Rosewell
First names John C
Surname Milne
Rank Private
Service no 1973
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Juniper Green, Parish of Colinton
Date of Birth 23/06/1889
Date of Death 28/05/1915
Age 26
Parents Son of Andrew and Euphemia Milne (nee Crawford)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Gallipoli
Medals
Other information Obituary : John C Milne
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 1 July 1915]: Information has been received by his mother that Private John Milne, Transport Section, 1/5th Royal Scots, has died of wounds received at Dardanelles on June 7th. Private Milne was twenty-five years of age, and served five years in the "Queen's". previous to the outbreak of war he was employed at Whitehill Colliery, Rosewell, and resided with his mother at 27 Victoria Street, Rosewell.
Alexander Bain Mitchell
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Alexander Bain
Surname Mitchell
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known Medals
Other information
Charles Jack Mitchell
Memorials Loanhead
First names Charles Jack
Surname Mitchell
Rank Private
Service no 26269
Regiment Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion 1st/4th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 2/3/1897
Date of Death 10/04/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of Henry Mitchell, tailor, and Elizabeth Mitchell (nee Jack)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information
Robert Russell Mitchell
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names Robert Russell
Surname Mitchell
Rank Private
Service no S/22928
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 29/10/1882
Date of Death 23/03/1917
Age 34
Parents Second son of Andrew and Catherine Mitchell (nee Baillie)
Marriage Husband of Mary K Mitchell, Edinburgh
Family casualties
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Robert Mitchell worked in the Edinburgh office of Alex Cowan and Sons Ltd, the Penicuik papermaking Other information company. He enlisted in June 1916 and was posted missing the following year. He was married with two children.
Thomas Dickson Mitchell
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names Thomas Dickson
Surname Mitchell
Rank Gunner
Service no 646585
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion "B" Bty. 77th Bde.
Place of birth Borthwick
Date of Birth 05/11/1897
Date of Death 26/09/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of James and Agnes Mitchell (nee Dickson) Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Scotton Camp
CWGC St Pol Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Thomas Dickson Mitchell
[Midlothian Journal 11 October 1918]: After being unconscious for a month in a hospital in France, Driver T. D. Mitchell succumbed on 26th September from the effects of wounds accidentally received. The deceased, who was 21 years of age, was the son of Mr and Mrs Jas. Mitchell, Crichton Mains.
William Mitchell
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William
Surname Mitchell
Rank Private
Service no 7041
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 10/5/1890
Date of Death 25/09/1914
Age 24
Parents George K Mitchell, coal porter, and Euphemia R Strang
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Wishaw
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing, France
Medals
William Mitchell was a former soldier who served in the Cameron Highlanders before returning to civilian life Other information in 1911. He worked in the grocery business of William Grosset in Gorebridge. He was called-up at the beginning of the war and killed at the battle of the River Aisne in September 1914.
Campbell Moffat
Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery
First names Campbell McFarlane
Surname Moffat
Rank Private
Service no M2/201551
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion 1st Base Mechanical Transport Depot
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 17/02/1917
Age 27
Parents James T Moffat and Jane L Henderson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bois Guillaume Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information
James Moffat
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names James
Surname Moffat
Rank Deck Hand
Service no 13181/DA
Regiment Royal Naval Reserve Battalion HM Motor Launch 235
Place of birth Easthouses, Parish of Newbattle
Date of Birth 26/03/1890
Date of Death 08/11/1918
Age 28
Parents Son of Robert and Marion Moffat (nee Kerr)
Marriage Husband of Janet Moffat, 28 Lingerwood Road, Newtongrange
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery
Medals
Other information James Moffat died of influenza shortly before the end of the war.
James Moffat
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names James
Surname Moffat
Rank Private
Service no 330603
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Newtongrange
Date of Birth 10/12/1893
Date of Death 12/11/1917
Age
Parents Son of John and Mary Moffat (nee Moffat)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Moffat died 15/9/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Jerusalem Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Moffat
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 December 1917]: Mr and Mrs John Moffat, First Street, have received the sad intimation that their son, Private James Moffat, Royal Scots, has fallen in action in Palestine. He was wounded in France over a year ago, and was invalided home, after which he was drafted to Egypt. He was 24 years of age, and enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war. In civil life he was a miner in the Lady Victoria Pit. His brother has been missing for 14 months.
John Moffat
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names John
Surname Moffat
Rank Private
Service no S/3815
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Motherwell
Date of Birth 09/04/1881
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 34
Parents Son of William and Margaret Moffat (nee Bow)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Bonnyrigg
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
John Moffat Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names John
Surname Moffat
Rank Private
Service no 15826
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Harthill
Date of Birth 16/08/1896
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age
Parents Son of John and Mary Moffat (nee Hurny)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of James Moffat kia 12/11/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
Robert Moffat
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Loanhead
First names Robert
Surname Moffat
Rank Private
Service no 5030
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Wester Melville
Date of Birth 2/2/1889
Date of Death 17/05/1915
Age 26
Parents John Moffat and Marion Richardson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : Robert Moffat
[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 May 1915]: On Friday came the sad news that Private Robert Moffat, who resided with his widowed mother at Lamb's Place, had been killed in action. Before war broke out he worked as a miner with the Shotts Iron Company. In November last he went to France with the 8th Royal Scots. It seems that death was caused by a bullet wound to a lower part of the body.
James H Montague Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names James Hornesy
Surname Montague
Rank Corporal
Service no S/7716
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/10/1917
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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[Midlothian Journal 9 November 1917]: According to the testimony of an officer given some time ago, Corporal James Hornesy Montague was “one of the bravest young soldiers of the Seaforths,” and several of his comrades in arms have repeatedly written home, and also spoken of the daring deeds which he took part in during his two and a half years’ service at the front: when from Loos onward he was in the thick of the fighting. His most notable deed of daring was the capture of a German officer and two men with a machine gun, for which he was recommended by his superiors. The officer was wearing the Iron Cross, and the gallant Corporal sent home the ribbon to his Mother with the simple modest note- “I captured a German Machine gun.” And now the news has come that the gallant Corporal was killed in action on 4th October. The first intimation Mrs Montague received was a letter from a Birkenhead minister stating that a wounded comrade had secured James’ belongings, which were sent on later. Last week the official notice was received from the War Office. Corporal Montague came from a soldier family. His Grandfather a Rifle Brigade Crimean War veteran, was afterwards for 22 years foreman in the Calendar Department of Valleyfield Mills, while two of his uncles served in the Navy, one loosing his life as a result of an accident while at gunnery practice in British Columbia: while the other who took part in the bombardment of Alexandria, joined his old unit after the outbreak of war. The father of the deceased soldier, Private Rob. H. Montague, an old volunteer, rejoined in 1914, and with his eldest son was mobilised with the territorials, shared in the rigours of the first winter in the trenches. Two other sons of Private Montague are serving in the Navy and the youngest in the Royal Scots as a band boy. Corporal Montague, who enlisted when he reached his seventeenth year, was nineteen and half years of age. He was latterly in the Machine Gun Section and was previously employed in Valleyfield Paper Mill.
Archibald Moore
Newbattle Churchyard Memorials Newtongrange
First names Archibald
Surname Moore
Rank Sergeant
Service no S/5098
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/09/1918
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[Midlothian Journal 27 September 1918]: On Monday the funeral took place to Newbattle Churchyard of Sergeant Archibald Moore, Gordon Highlanders, who was accidentally killed on the railway on Thursday night. A gun-carriage, firing party, and pipe band were sent by the military authorities in Edinburgh. The Lothian Prize Silver Band also took part, and the local Volunteer Company turned out to the number of 50. There was, in addition, a very large general company of mourners. Sergeant Moore enlisted four years ago, was three and a half years in France, and had been home on sick leave. He leaves a widow and family.
Jeffrey Evan Morgan
Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Jeffrey Evan
Surname Morgan
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/09/1917
Age
Parents Son of W and Flore Morgan, Bristol
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Douglas Rutherford Morrison
Morrison memorial, Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Douglas Rutherford
Surname Morison
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Wiltshire Regiment
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Newbattle Parish
Date of Birth 28/1/1885
Date of Death 13/03/1915
Age 30
Parents Son of John and Janet Musket Morison, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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CWGC Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 25 March 1915]: News has been received of the death of Lieut. Douglas R. Morison, son of Mr John Morison, mining engineer, Newcastle, and formerly manager of the Newbattle Collieries. At the outbreak of the war Lieut. Morison was studying for the Bar in Canada, but, relinquishing his studies, he returned to England and rejoined the Wiltshire Regiment. He had only been a few days in France when he met his death whilst leading an attack against a German trench. He was an "old boy" of Loretto School, and afterwards graduated at Clare College, Cambridge.
Andrew Morris
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Andrew
Surname Morris
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/3154
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs John Morris, Newtongrange
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Poperinge
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Andrew Morris was employed at the Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange and lived in Newtongrange. He Other information fought at the battle of Loos in 1915. He died of head injuries at 2nd Canadian Clearing Station, France. Obituary : Andrew Morris [MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 7 September 1917]: Lance-Corporal Andrew Morris, son of John Morris, has been killed at the front. He early joined the ranks after the outbreak of the war, and has seen a great deal of hard fighting, being at the engagement at Loos in 1915, and in subsequent engagements.
John G Morrison
Memorials
First names John G
Surname Morrison
Rank
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Regiment Not known
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William Morrison
Dalkeith Memorials St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Morrison
Rank Corporal
Service no S/7897
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 19
Parents Son of Mrs Mary Morrison, 15 Elmfield Park, Dalkeith
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 September 1916]: Corporal William Morrison, insurance clerk, second son of Mr and Mrs Donald Morrison, Lothian Street, Dalkeith, has been officially reported missing by the Record Office, Perth. He enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders in October 1914, and was last heard of about twelve months ago. He was about 20 years of age.
Robbie Muir
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Robert
Surname Muir
Rank Private
Service no 4402
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/05/1915 Age 20
Parents Eldest son of Peter and Margaret Muir, Store Buildings, Dalkeith
Marriage
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 May 1915]: The latest Dalkeithian, so far as is known, to lay down his life on the field of battle, is Private Robert Muir, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Peter Muir, Store Buildings ... Private Muir, who had served four years in the local Territorials, went with the 8th Royal Scots to France in November last. For some time he acted as Battalion scout, but about two months ago he connected himself with the machine-gun section. He readily adapted himself to the rigours of military life, as since going to the front he had enjoyed the best of health, and his letters home were invariably couched in most cheerful and optimistic language. Of a bright and lovable nature, he was a general favourite among those who knew him, both in the army and civilian life. Prior to the war, the deceased was employed in the engine shop at Cousland Cement Works, and formerly on the colliery haulage at Easthouses. He was twenty years of age.
Tommy Muir
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas Donald
Surname Muir
Rank Corporal
Service no 87554
Regiment The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Battalion 1st/10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/09/1918
Age 22
Parents Son of Peter and Margaret Muir, Store Buildings, Dalkeith
Marriage
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 October 1918]: The sad intelligence has reached Mr and Mrs Peter Muir, Store Buildings, that their son, Corporal Thomas D. Muir, King’s Liverpool Regiment, has laid down his life on the field of battle. A letter from an officer to the deceased’s parents says: “The other officers and all the men would like to join with me in saying how much we appreciate Tommy and how sincerely we sympathise with you and his other relatives and friends. I have only been with the Battalion a few weeks, and during that time he has acted as my platoon Sergeant. During that time I had ample opportunity of realising his loyal assistance in everything, and his thoughtfulness in looking after the men. Another officer had taken a tour of duty for me in the front line, and your son was accompanying him in his rounds when a shell burst on the parapet, and instantaneously killed both by severe head wounds. I fear it is but cold comfort to tell you he died painlessly and doing his duty. Hardened though we are to death of our friends, all of us are shocked at his sudden leaving of us, for somehow I had found him so likeable.” Another officer, who writes that Corporal Muir was killed on the morning of September 15th, adds that he was an excellent soldier, brave at all times always cheery, had working and uncomplaining, and popular with officers and men alike. Corporal Muir enlisted in the Royal Engineers in November 1916, and went to France in September 1917, being transferred to the King’s Liverpool Regiment. In civil life he was a joiner, having served his apprenticeship with Mr James Sinclair, Dalkeith. A lad of bright and amiable disposition, his death will be regretted by all who knew him. This is the second bereavement Mr and Mrs Muir have sustained through the war, their eldest son, Robert, Royal Scots, being killed in May 1915.
William Orman Muir
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names William orman
Surname Muir
Rank Private
Service no 268371
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st/6th Bn.
Place of birth Poltonhall
Date of Birth 06/02/1886
Date of Death 24/05/1917
Age 31
Parents Son of James and Mary Jane Muir (nee Anderson)
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CWGC Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux
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J Mulvey
Memorials Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Mulvey
Rank Private
Service no
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1917
Age
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Thomas Mulvey
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Mulvey
Rank Private
Service no 13532
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 08/02/1917
Age
Parents Second son of Thomas and Ann Mulvey
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Newtongrange
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CWGC Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 March 1917]: Official intimation has been sent to Mrs Forrest, Newtongrange, that her brother, Private Thomas Mulvey, was killed in action on 8th February. Private Mulvey, who was 25 years of age, was the second son of the late Mr and Mrs Thomas Mulvey, The Wicket, Dalkeith. He responded to the call of arms immediately after the outbreak of war by enlisting into the Scots Guards, and had served in France for about two years, when he met his death ... In civil life he was employed as a miner with the Lothian Coal Company at Newtongrange. his brother, James Mulvey, of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, is presently in hospital in England suffering from shrapnel wounds received in the fighting at Salonika, as a result of which he lost an eye. Another brother, Bernard Mulvey, is serving with the Seaforth Highlanders.
Andrew Grant Mundie
Memorials Bonnyrigg Parish Church
First names Andrew Grant
Surname Mundie
Rank Private
Service no 301773
Regiment Durham Light Infantry
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth Glasgow Date of Birth 15/03/1896
Date of Death 10/04/1918
Age 22
Parents Son of Alexander Ironside Mundie and Christina Murdie (nee Baillie)
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Alexander Munro
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names Alexander
Surname Munro
Rank Private
Service no S/10378
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 July 1916]: Alexander Munro (10378), Black Watch, who has been missing since Loos, is now officially reported killed. He was the son of the late mr Alexander Munro, of Smeaton Cottages.
Colin Burnet Munro
Memorials
First names Colin Burnet
Surname Munro
Rank Stoker
Service no 7792S
Regiment Royal Naval Reserve
Battalion HMS "Queen Mary"
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/05/1916
Age
Parents Son of George and Susan Munro
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CWGC Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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George Munro
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names George
Surname Munro Rank Private
Service no 26699
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Ormiston
Date of Birth 19/03/1887
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 30
Parents Son of George and Euphemia Munro (nee Smith)
Marriage Husband of Catherine Briggs
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Joseph Cornwall Munro
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Lasswade Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead Loanhead Cemetery Polton
First names Joseph Cornwall
Surname Munro
Rank Private
Service no 34046
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Polton
Date of Birth 8/12/1878
Date of Death 06/03/1917
Age 38
Parents Francis Munro and Mary A Cornwall
Marriage Marion Archibald
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[Midlothian Journal 16 March 1917]: Private Joseph Munro, Royal Scots, died at Eastbourne of disease contracted while on active service in France. Private Munro was a stone mason in the employment of Baillie Davie, and joined the Royal Scots fully a year ago. After training he was sent to France to join his unit, but after a brief period of active service he was invalided back to England, where he passed away. The funeral, which took place last Saturday afternoon to Loanhead Cemetery, was a military one, and was largely attended by the general public. Headed by a piper and firing party from Glencorse, the coffin was carried shoulder high from the deceased's house in Church Street to the cemetery, where the last tokens of respect were performed. Munro leaves a widow and family to mourn his loss.
Peter Munro
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Peter
Surname Munro
Rank Private
Service no 91127
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 109th Coy
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/08/1917
Age
Parents Joseph and Isabella Munro (nee Duncan)
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Other information Commemorated on the Munro family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair H29).
Peter Greig Munro
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names Peter Greig
Surname Munro
Rank Private
Service no 40121
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10/11th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth 13/05/1893
Date of Death 18/09/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of Elizabeth Munro
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
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CWGC Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
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William Munro
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names William
Surname Munro
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William Murdoch
Memorials Lasswade
First names William
Surname Murdoch
Rank Private
Service no 42055
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 17/03/1898
Date of Death 16/10/1918
Age 20
Parents Son of John and Jane Murdoch (nee Watson)
Marriage
Family casualties Residence Lasswade
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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A G Murphy
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Alexander G
Surname Murphy
Rank Private
Service no 27870
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 18th attd. 35th Div. Salvage Coy.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/02/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence Portobello
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CWGC No Man's Cot Cemetery, Belgium
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John Murphy
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names John
Surname Murphy
Rank Sapper
Service no 9108
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 14/10/1874
Date of Death 01/11/1918
Age 44
Parents Son of Michael and Mary Murphy (nee McDonald)
Marriage Husband of Margaret Scott
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CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 November 1918]: The funeral of Mr John Murphy, late Royal Engineers, superintendent of the Scottish Naval and Military Veterans’ Residence, took place on Tuesday. The remains were conveyed from Whiteford House, Edinburgh, where the death took place, to the Waverley Station and thence by rail to Bonnyrigg. The coffin was the transferred to a gun carriage which conveyed it for interment, with full military honours, in Cockpen Churchyard, under a detachment of the R.F.A. and a party of the Seaforth Highlanders from Glencorse. Mr Murphy, who went to the front with his corps at the outbreak of war, was taken prisoner in September 1914. Under the exchange of prisoners’ scheme he was transferred to Switzerland at the beginning of the year, and subsequently repatriated. He took up his duties at the residence two months ago. Of a quiet, unassuming manner, Mr Murphy was entitled to the Mons Star, which at the time of his death he had not received. He was a Bonnyrigg lad and served his apprenticeship as a joiner at the Eskbank Carpet Factory.
Martin Murphy
Memorials
First names Martin
Surname Murphy
Rank Private
Service no 6365
Regiment Connaught Rangers Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/05/1916
Age
Parents Husband of Isabella Murphy
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CWGC Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard.
Martin Murphy
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Cockpen Parish Church St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Martin
Surname Murphy
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 422490
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 416th Field Coy.
Place of birth Polton Mains
Date of Birth 03/05/1881
Date of Death 02/05/1917
Age 35
Parents Son of Michael and Mary Murphy (née McDonald)
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Michael Murphy
Memorials Loanhead
First names Michael
Surname Murphy
Rank Private
Service no 5326
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 1/6/1869
Date of Death 09/08/1916
Age 47
Parents Son of Peter and Ann Murphy (nee Berry)
Marriage Annie Murphy
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CWGC Étaples Military Hospital
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Other information Michael Murphy worked at the Burghlee pit in Loanhead. Obituary : Michael Murphy
Private Michael Murphy, who was last week reported wounded, is now reported to have died from the effects of his injuries in a French hospital. He was hit by shrapnel in the arm and leg. The deceased was (47?) years of age and prior to enlisting in the Royal Scots, was a miner at Burghlee Pit. His widow and family reside at Fountain Place, Loanhead.
Thomas Murphy
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names Thomas
Surname Murphy
Rank Private
Service no 11333
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 23/04/1885
Date of Death 01/10/1915
Age 30
Parents Son of Michael and Mary Murphy (née McDonald)
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CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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John R Murray
Memorials Broomieknowe Golf Club
First names John R
Surname Murray
Rank
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CWGC Not known
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Thomas Murray
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Thomas
Surname Murray
Rank Private
Service no 1584
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/05/1915
Age
Parents Son of Robert Murray, 6 Cunningham Place, Leith
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William Murray
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names William McCaskey
Surname Murray
Rank Private
Service no 8973
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion Unknown
Place of birth South Leith
Date of Birth 18/8/1891
Date of Death 02/11/1916
Age
Parents George Murray and Ann Rennie
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CWGC Edinburgh Eastern Cemetery
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Enlisted in Special Reserve Royal Scots, Glencorse until old enough for service, 1 August 1908. Worked as a baker for Mr Kinnaird, Kirkgate, Leith. Joined Cameron Highlanders in Inverness, 22 November 1910, C Other information Company. Left for Bangalore, Mysore, India 19 August 1912. British Expeditionary Force, France 13 July 1915. Spent time in No.1 Convalescent Camp, Boulogne. Ill with shell shock, 27 July 1916. Spent time in Old Mill Hospital, Aberdeen, 28 October 1916.
John Myers
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Myers
Rank Private
Service no 200328
Regiment Tank Corps
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/03/1918
Age
Parents
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Residence
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CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Lennox Robert Murray Napier
Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik: Napier Memorial
First names Lennox Robert Murray
Surname Napier
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn. attd. "E" Coy. 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of Major Robert F. L. Napier and Emily Norrie Napier
Marriage
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Residence Enlisted
CWGC Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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Other information Commemorated by a 'Dead Man's Penny' in St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik. Obituary : Lennox Robert Murray Napier
[THE SCOTSMAN 31 August 1916]: Capt. Lennox Robert Murray Napier, Cameron Highlanders, who has died in a German field hospital of wounds received in action, was a first cousin of Capt. Sir Alexander Lennox Milliken Napier of Napier, 11th Baronet, senior male descendant of Napier of Merchiston. Capt. Napier was born on September 1st, 1890. he was the eldest of the three sons, of whom the youngest only now survives, of Major Robert Francis Ladeveze Napier (second son of Sir Robert Milliken Napier, 9th Baronet), also Cameron Highlanders, who died in 1893 of wounds received at Atbara, and of Mrs Robert Napier, 68 Knightsbridge, London S.W. Capt. Napier was a first cousin of Sir Duncan Hay, 10th Baronet of Haystoun, Peeblesshire, and also of Sir George Clerk, 9th Baronet of Penicuik, Midlothian. he became Lieutenant in 1914 and Captain in 1915.
Robert Naples
Bonnyrigg Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Robert
Surname Naples
Rank Private
Service no 34676
Regiment Border Regiment
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 07/09/1874
Date of Death 06/11/1918
Age 44
Parents Son of John and Mary Naples (nee Veitch)
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CWGC Cremona Town Cemetery, Italy
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Andrew Naysmith
Rosewell Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names Andrew
Surname Naysmith
Rank Private
Service no 43703
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th attd 16th
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 31/12/1893
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age 23
Parents Son of John and Jane Naysmith (nee Cuthill) Marriage
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CWGC Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 June 1917]: Intimation has been received of the death, as a result of wounds received in action, of Private Andrew Naysmith, Royal scots. He was 24 years of age, and his home address was 4 Greenside Place, Rosewell.
David Naysmith
Memorials Rosewell
First names David
Surname Naysmith
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 16391
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 02/09/1894
Date of Death 12/04/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of Andrew and Violet Naysmith (nee Cuthill)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John C Naysmith kia 25/9/1915
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 May 1917]: Mr Naysmith, 18 Lothian Street, Rosewell, has been notified that his son, Lance-Corp. David Naysmith, Scottish Rifles, has been fatally wounded. Lanc-Corp. Naysmith joined at the outbreak of war, and was wounded at Loos. A younger brother, Pte. John Naysmith, Scottish Rifles, was killed in September, 1915.
John Cuthill Naysmith
Memorials Rosewell
First names John Cuthill
Surname Naysmith
Rank Private
Service no 16005
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 09/12/1895
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 19
Parents Son of Andrew and Violet Naysmith (née Cuthill)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of David Naysmith kia 12/4/1917
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CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : John Cuthill Naysmith
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 November 1915]: John C. Naysmith, 10th Scottish Rifles, son of Mr Andrew Naysmith, 18 Lothian Street, Rosewell, was killed in France on 25th September. Previous to his enlistment in November 1914, he was an apprentice engineer at Whitehill Colliery and a Heriot-Watt student. His brother, David, was wounded in the same engagement and is in hospital in Gosforth.
Samuel Neil
Memorials Penicuik First names Samuel
Surname Neil
Rank Private
Service no S/15316
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Mid Calder
Date of Birth 30/04/1890
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 25
Parents Son of James and Barbara Neil (nee McBeath)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Uphall
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Samuel Neil
[Midlothian Journal 29 October 1915]: Mrs Neil, Uphall, has received notification from the War Office that her son, Private Samuel Neil, of the Cameron Highlanders, was wounded in the great advance of 25th September. He resided with his sister, Mrs Ward, at 29 John Street, and was employed at Roslin Pit. Another brother, John, is in the Army Service Corps and was employed in the Co-operative Store.
Andrew Neill
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Temple
First names Andrew
Surname Neill
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 13516
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Linlithgow
Date of Birth 27/11/1894
Date of Death 16/07/1918
Age 23
Parents Son of Magnus and Marion Neill (nee Aitken)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Berles New Military Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Surname spelt 'Neill' on birth certificate. Obituary : Andrew Neill
[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 August 1918]: Deep sorrow was felt in the neighbourhood when it became known last week that Corpl. A. Neil, Scots Guards, had been killed in action. He answered the last roll call on July 14th, being killed by a bomb from a German aeroplane while in the trenches in France. The Guardsman had been 3½ years in the Army, and took part in many fierce battles with his regiment, being twice wounded. He was only 23 years of age, and in civil life was employed at the Lime Works at Esperston, where his parents reside.
William Neill
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery
First names William
Surname Neill
Rank Private
Service no 41574
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/04/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Thomas Neill, Easter Cowden, Dalkeith
Marriage Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Neill
[Dalkeith Advertiser 16 August 1918]: Mr Thomas Neill, Easter Cowden, Dalkeith, has received official that his eldest son, Private William Neill, Scottish Rifles, transferred to Royal Fusiliers, has been missing since 12th April. Enlisting about a year ago, he had been in France only for a week previous to being missing. He is nineteen years of age, and was formerly employed in the Dalkeith branch of the National Bank.
Vasiliy Nikitenko
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Vasiliy
Surname Nikitenko
Rank Gunner
Service no 129340
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 160th Siege Bty
Place of birth Ukraine
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/05/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals Military Medal
Other information Nikitenko was of Ukrainian birth and emigrated to Scotland to work at Newtongrange
Robert Nisbet
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Robert
Surname Nisbet
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Alex Noble
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names Alexander
Surname Noble
Rank Private
Service no S/15482
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Place of birth Easter Howgate
Date of Birth 14/11/1900
Date of Death 16/08/1916
Age 15
Parents Son of William and Janet Noble (née Foulis)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
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J Noble
Memorials Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Noble
Rank Private
Service no S/9730
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/10/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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James Dickson Noble
Memorials Cranston Parish Churchyard
First names James Dickson
Surname Noble
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 2nd Highland Field Ambulance
Place of birth Aberdeen
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1914
Age 45
Parents Son of George Noble and Isabella Noble (nee Dickson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Other information Buried in Cranston Parish Churchyard Obituary : James Dickson Noble
[The Scotsman 13 October 1914]: At Rubislaw granite quarry, Aberdeen, last night Dr J.D. Noble, who had since mobilisation been serving as Captain in the Second Highlanders Field Ambulance, lost his balance and fell over the edge of the quarry. When picked up from the floor of the quarry he was dead, having fallen about 300 feet. Dr Noble was 45 years of age, a native of Midlothian, and a graduate of Edinburgh University. About 20 years ago he went to Aberdeen and bought the practice of the late Dr McCombie. He was popular among the medical profession. Dr Noble was unmarried and lived with a sister.
John James Noble
Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery First names John James
Surname Noble
Rank Private
Service no 61831
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents Son of James and Helen Noble, of Janefield Cottage, Roslin, Midlothian
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cologne Southern Cemetery
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William Noble
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names William
Surname Noble
Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service no K/41261
Regiment Royal Navy HMS Cumberland
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/12/1918
Age
Parents Son of John Noble, Bonnyrigg
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Newbattle Old Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Noble
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 December 1918]: The death took place at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Saturday, from the effect of wounds received in action, of Stoker William Noble, son of the late Mr John Noble, Bonnyrigg. The deceased who was 19 years of age, enlisted two years ago. In civil life he was employed as a miner at Woolmet Colliery.
Adam Notman
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names Adam
Surname Notman
Rank Private
Service no 330042
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 27/2/1893
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age 24
Parents Thomas Notman and Jessie Notman (nee Sked)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead cemetery.
John Macmillan O'Brien
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names John Macmillan
Surname O Brien
Rank Private
Service no 48208
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/09/1917
Age
Parents Son of William and Sarah O'Brien, of Charles Court, Dalkeith, Midlothian.
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the O'Brien family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair B418).
John Macmillan O'Brien
Memorials
First names
Surname O'Brien
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
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CWGC Not known
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John Macmillan O'Brien
Memorials
First names John Macmillan
Surname O'Brien
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
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Residence
Enlisted CWGC Not known
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Other information
John Macmillan O'Brien
Memorials
First names John Macmillan
Surname O'Brien
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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CWGC Not known
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John McMillan O'Brien
Memorials
First names John McMillan
Surname O'Brien
Rank Private
Service no 48208
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/09/1917
Age
Parents Son of William and Sarah O'Brien, of Charles Court, Dalkeith, Midlothian.
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information
John O'Brien
Memorials
First names John McMillan
Surname O'Brien
Rank Private
Service no 48208
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/09/1917
Age 19
Parents Youngest son of William and Sarah O'Brien, Charles Court, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : John O'Brien
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 October 1917]: Pte. John O'Brien, Royal Scots, youngest son of Mr Wm. O'Brien, Charles' Court, Dalkeith, has died of wounds. He was 19 years of age and was formerly employed as a sawmiller at Hardengreen.
John M O'Brien
Memorials
First names John McMillan
Surname O'Brien
Rank Private
Service no 48208
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/09/1917
Age 19
Parents Youngest son of William and Sarah O'Brien, Charles Court, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : John M O'Brien
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 October 1917]: Pte. John O'Brien, Royal Scots, youngest son of Mr Wm. O'Brien, Charles' Court, Dalkeith, has died of wounds. He was 19 years of age and was formerly employed as a sawmiller at Hardengreen.
John O'Brien
Memorials
First names John McMillan
Surname O'Brien
Rank Private
Service no 48208
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/09/1917
Age 19
Parents Youngest son of William and Sarah O'Brien, Charles Court, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : John O'Brien
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 October 1917]: Pte. John O'Brien, Royal Scots, youngest son of Mr Wm. O'Brien, Charles' Court, Dalkeith, has died of wounds. He was 19 years of age and was formerly employed as a sawmiller at Hardengreen.
John O'Brien
Memorials
First names John McMillan
Surname O'Brien
Rank Private
Service no 48208 Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/09/1917
Age 19
Parents Youngest son of William and Sarah O'Brien, Charles Court, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : John O'Brien
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 October 1917]: Pte. John O'Brien, Royal Scots, youngest son of Mr Wm. O'Brien, Charles' Court, Dalkeith, has died of wounds. He was 19 years of age and was formerly employed as a sawmiller at Hardengreen.
Thomas Ormiston
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Thomas
Surname Ormiston
Rank Private
Service no 353015
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/04/1918
Age
Parents Son of Thomas Ormiston
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Brother of Mrs. Masterton, of Bowling Green Terrace, Kirkliston, Edinburgh Obituary : Thomas Ormiston
[Dalkeith Advertiser 23 May 1918]: Relatives residing in the village have received information that Pte. Tom Ormiston, H.L.I., was killed in action on 27th April. He belonged to Pathhead, and was the eldest son of the late Thomas Ormiston, carter. He will be long remembered for the manly part he played towards the younger members of the family when his parents died, many years ago, leaving several young children behind them.
Frank Orr
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Frank
Surname Orr
Rank Rifleman
Service no 8298
Regiment Royal Irish Rifles
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 05/05/1915
Age 24
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard Laventie, France
Medals
Frank Orr lived with his aunt Mrs Melville at 97 Dean Park, Newtongrange. He was a miner and played Other information goalkeeper with Newtongrange United. Obituary : Frank Orr
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 May 1915]: Mrs Melville, 97 Dean Park, on Tuesday, received word that her nephew, Private Frank Orr (23), of the Royal Irish Rifles, had been killed in action last Wednesday, May 5th, having received a bullet through the head. Some years ago the deceased had resided in Newtongrange, when he was employed as a miner with the Lothian Coal Coy. Ltd. He had been in France practically from the outset of hostilities. He was a popular soldier among his companions and he was buried with military honours.
Peter Orr
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Penicuik
First names Peter
Surname Orr
Rank Private
Service no 9368
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Ormiston
Date of Birth 11/09/1885
Date of Death 27/04/1918
Age 32
Parents Son of William and Jane Orr (nee Wallace)
Marriage Husband of Agnes Orr, 13 Walker Place, Penicuik
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery
Medals
Peter Orr was a professional soldier with 12 year's experience. He lived with his family and two children at 13 Other information Walker Place, Penicuik.
Thomas Gardener Orr
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Penicuik
First names Thomas Gardener
Surname Orr
Rank Private
Service no 2981
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Tranent
Date of Birth 13/11/1890
Date of Death 14/12/1914
Age
Parents Son of William and Jane Orr (nee Wallace)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Thomas Orr's death was confirmed in March 1916. Obituary : Thomas Gardener Orr
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 July 1915]: Regarding Thomas Orr (2981), 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, 8 Leslie Place, who was officially reported "missing since 14th December," a non- commissioned officer of the battalion has written to Mrs Orr that, having made full inquiry, he could tell her that her husband was killed on December 14 in the charge. The spot will be well remembered, as most of the battalion that were killed or wounded that day happened to be at that particular spot ... private Orr was a native of Tranent, and had been five years in the 2nd Royal Scots. he purchased his discharge, but re-enlisted at the outbreak of war.
Michael Owens
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Michael
Surname Owens
Rank Private
Service no 1802
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/01/1915
Age 24
Parents Son of John and Arm Owens, Kelty
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Prowse Point Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information
William George Park
Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Newbattle Parish Church Newtongrange
First names William George
Surname Park
Rank Private
Service no 6998
Regiment London Regiment (London Scottish)
Battalion 2nd/14th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/08/1916
Age
Parents Son of James and Margaret B Park, The Saughs, Newtongrange
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Newtongrange
Enlisted London
CWGC Maroeuil British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : William George Park
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 8 September 1916]: Official information has been received that Mr William G. Park, who was a teacher in Newbattle School, was killed on 25th August. About seven months ago he joined the London Scottish and a few weeks later his brother, Alick, enlisted in the same regiment. Both went to the front two or three months since, and the younger brother was killed instantaneously within a short distance of his elder brother. A promising young teacher, he had a wonderful aptitude for dealing with a type of children who were not equal to taking their place in the regularly graded classes of the school. He was a gifted musician, and had been tenor in several prominent church choirs in Edinburgh. He was also an active member of the Southern Light Opera Company. His parents, who reside at The Saughs, Newtongrange, have received a letter from the officer of their son's company in which he speaks highly of the deceased as a soldier, and of his zeal in the performance of his duties. Previous to enlisting he interested himself in organising musical entertainments for raising funds for soldiers' comforts and other purposes.
Francis Paterson
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Francis
Surname Paterson
Rank Private
Service no 1342
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/07/1915
Age 19
Parents Francis and Mary Paterson (nee Stoddart)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the Paterson family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair N124). Obituary : Francis Paterson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 August 1915]: Private Francis Paterson, No. 1342, of B Coy, 1st Seaforth Highlanders, son of Mr Frank Paterson, Wilson's Close West, was, according to information received from the front, killed in action on Sunday 25th July. A letter from the regimental chaplain, Rev. J.H.H. McNeill, says he was shot through the head while serving in the trenches. It would comfort his relatives to know that his body was brought back and they were able to bury him in the little military cemetery. They had the funeral there on Monday forenoon, when a few of the Seaforths who were able to get away stood around the grave, and at the last smoothed out his resting place. It was, the chaplain added, with deep sorrow that he wrote to tell the news. It was hard to lose the soldiers who had fought so fine a fight and now to have them taken away, though as long as the war lasts the sacrifice must go on. He hoped that soon the whole nation would come to the help of those at the front and that this sad task of writing these notes of sorrow at last would cease. In a further letter, young Paterson's commanding officer says he was all the more grieved at his death in as much as he was an excellent soldier, always light hearted, and of good courage. He was keen to do his duty and always kept his high spirit, even in the most trying conditions. Both the officers and men regret his loss most deeply. Paterson, who was only 19 years of age, was a bright and likeable youth very popular with his comrades. At the outbreak of war he was serving in India and proceeded to France early in the year. His father, who is an old Seaforth Highlander, is at present serving as a private in the Royal Scots, while an elder brother, Lance Corporal Paterson, also in the Seaforths, was recently wounded.
Robert Paterson
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names Robert
Surname Paterson
Rank Private
Service no 30288
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 17th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth 20/04/1884
Date of Death 18/11/1916
Age 32
Parents Son of Robert and Ann Paterson (nee Small)
Marriage Husband of Janet Wagstaff
Family casualties Brother-in-law of John C Wagstaff kia 15 April 1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC New Munich Trench British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
Medals
Other information
Robert Patterson
Memorials Lasswade Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Patterson
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
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William Patterson
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names William
Surname Patterson
Rank Private
Service no 6162
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd Bn. Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/04/1915
Age 22
Parents Son of William and Mary Patterson, 40 Fifth Street, Newtongrange
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Patterson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13th May 1915]: Mr and Mrs Patterson, 40 Fifth Street received the melancholy intimation from the War Office on Monday that their son, Lance-Corporal W Patterson, of the KOSB had succumbed to wounds received in the fierce fighting at Hill 60 on April 20th. He enlisted in his regiment five years ago, and prior to the outbreak of the war he had been at home for a short time. He arrived in France after the retreat from Mons, and had borne a part of the heat and burden of fighting for the past seven months. He was 23 years of age.
William James Patterson
Memorials Penicuik
First names William James
Surname Patterson
Rank Company Sergeant Major
Service no 7/45851
Regiment South Wales Borderers
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/09/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Margaret Bretheney Patterson, 2 Imrie Place, Penicuik
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece
Medals
Other information Obituary : William James Patterson
[Midlothian Journal 13 December 1918]: Company-Sergt.-Major William James Patterson, 1st Royal Scots, transferred to 7th South Wales Borderers, who was first reported wounded and missing, and later reported killed in action on 18th September, was a soldier of sixteen year's service, part of his time being spent in India, where he won a large number of valuable trophies for marksmanship with the service rifle. After being stationed at Glencorse for a period as a cook, and much against his will being retained for home service, he was at last allowed to proceed to the front, and was attached to the South Wales Borderers, his great regret being that he had severed from his old regiment. Apart from the Government intimation Mrs Patterson has received practically no details of her husband's death beyond a letter from an officer stating the place of burial and the number of the grave. The deceased, who was 34 years of age, was a native of Norwich. He leaves a widow and four young children, who reside at 2 Imrie Place.
Richard Peacock
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Lasswade Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial Newbattle Parish Church
First names Richard
Surname Peacock
Rank Sergeant
Service no 4294
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 07/11/1891
Date of Death 20/11/1914
Age 23
Parents Son of Richard and Mary Peacock (nee McGill)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Bonnyrigg
Enlisted CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Richard Peacock
[Midlothian Journal 4 December 1914]: We also learn that the parents of Corporal Robert Peacock have received in a letter from their son's comrade, who is in hospital, news of the Corporal's death. Peacock was attached to the 8th Royal Scots, Bonnyrigg Company, and has served in the ranks for a period of about six years. He was formerly employed at Newbattle Colliery as a pit worker.
Walter Ernest Peagam
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Walter Ernest
Surname Peagam
Rank Lance Sergeant
Service no 2759
Regiment London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
Battalion 1st/9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of David and Matilda Peagam, London
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Walter E Peagam worked in the London offices of Alex Cowan and Sons, paper manufactuers, Penicuik.
James Peattie
Bonnyrigg Memorials Bonnyrigg Parish Church Cockpen Parish Church
First names James
Surname Peattie
Rank Private
Service no 351514
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 13/03/1890
Date of Death 02/08/1918
Age 28
Parents Son of Drumond and Barbara Peattie (nee Clark)
Marriage Husband of Margaret McAllister
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Royallieu French National Cemetery, Compiegne
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Peattie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 October 1918]: Mr and Mrs Peattie, 5 Lismore Terrace, Eskbank, have been officially notified that their only son, Pte. James Peattie, Royal Scots Highlanders, was wounded on 1st August, 1918, and died the following day. He enlisted on 1st September, 1914, and was discharged from Aldershot, but re-enlisted under the Derby Scheme. He was previously wounded at Ypres, September 21st, 1917. In the letter intimating his death his Commanding Officer stated that he was held in great esteem by all his comrades, his coolness and bravery under heavy shell-fire being an inspiration and a comfort to everyone, and his loss is greatly deplored by the officers and men of his platoon. Previous to 1914 he had been twelve years in the employment of Messrs Henry Widnell &Stewart, Ltd., Bonnyrigg.
Thomas Peden
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Thomas
Surname Peden
Rank Lance Sergeant Service no 39576
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1918
Age
Parents Son of Alexander and Annie Dea Peden, Wellington Reformatory, Penicuik
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William Peden kia 20/9/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Mikra British Cemetery, Kalmaria
Medals
Alexander Peden served an apprenticeship in the town clerk's office in Penicuik. He lived in Canada before Other information returning to work at the oil works at Addiewell. He enlisted in 1914 and served throughout the war. He died in hospital in Salonika from malaria.
William Peden
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William
Surname Peden
Rank Private
Service no 153080
Regiment Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 43rd
Battalion
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 16/07/1879
Date of Death 20/09/1916
Age 39
Parents Son of Alexander and Annie Peden (nee Dea)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Peden died 12/10/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Vimy Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information William Peden was a former solider who served in the South Africa campaign.
James Gordon Peebles
Memorials Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
First names James Gordon
Surname Peebles
Rank Private
Service no S/13637
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/11/1916
Age 18
Parents Son of Charles Peebles and Isabella Peebles (nee Walker)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair D224 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
Alexander Peggie Dalkeith New Cemetery Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial) Newtongrange
First names Alexander
Surname Peggie
Rank Private
Service no 265633
Regiment County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth Beath, Fife
Date of Birth 07/07/1897
Date of Death 21/11/1917
Age
Parents Son of Robert Peggie and Jane Peggie (nee Masterton)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Newtongrange
Enlisted London
CWGC Jerusalem War Cemetery
Medals
Other information Alexander Peggie was a native of Newtongrange. He fought at Gallipoli and Palestine where he was killed.
James Pender
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James
Surname Pender
Rank Sergeant
Service no 50
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 21/12/1889
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 35
Parents Son of Alexander and Mary Pender (nee Young)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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George Pendreigh
Dalkeith Dalkeith New Cemetery Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial) St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names George
Surname Pendreigh
Rank Gunner
Service no 144245
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 7th Div., Small Arms Ammunition Sect.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/11/1918
Age
Parents Eldest son of Thomas and Catherine Pendreigh, Thorniebank
Marriage Husband of Helen Porteous Baird
Family casualties Elder brother of Thomas Pendreigh died 1/8/1918
Residence
Enlisted CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
George Pendreigh worked in the Dalkeith post office. He served in East Africa and was invalided home. He Other information died at Hope military hospital, Pendleton and was buried in Dalkeith New Cemetery.
Thomas Pendreigh
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Pendreigh
Rank Private
Service no 330656
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th/6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/08/1918
Age
Parents Third son of Thomas and Catherine Pendreigh, Thorniebank
Marriage
Family casualties Younger brother of George Pendreigh died 4/11/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Thomas Pendreight was on the clerical staff at Dalkeith colliery.
James Young Penman
Roslin Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names James Young
Surname Penman
Rank Corporal
Service no CMT/2155
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion 17th Div
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 04/11/1898
Date of Death 24/10/1918
Age 29
Parents Son of John and Margaret Penman (nee Young)
Marriage Husband of Margaret Penman, Firth Lodge, Roslin
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
Enlisted
CWGC Grevillers British Cemetery
Medals Other information
Robert Pentland
Memorials Loanhead
First names Robert
Surname Pentland
Rank Private
Service no 250672
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 7th
Place of birth Gilmerton
Date of Birth 25/4/1892
Date of Death 21/09/1918
Age 26
Parents Robert Pentland and Grace Smith
Marriage Mary Keggie
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Vis-en-Artois Memorial to the Missing, France
Medals
Other information
George Philip
Bonnyrigg Memorials Bonnyrigg Parish Church Cockpen Cemetery
First names George
Surname Philip
Rank Sapper
Service no 207800
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 247th Field Coy.
Place of birth Airdrie
Date of Birth 05/08/1892
Date of Death 26/08/1918
Age 26
Parents Son of William and Mary Philip (nee Buchanan)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Queen's Cemetery, Bucqouy
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Chuchyard. Obituary : George Philip
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 September 1918]: Sapper George Philip, of the Royal Engineers, whose home address was Eldindean Cottages, Bonnyrigg, has been killed in action on the 26th August, 1918, in France. Sapper Philip enlisted into the Royal Naval Division in August 1915, and went East in January 1916, and after some service there was sent to France, where he was latterly transferred to the Royal Engineers. The following is a copy of a letter received by his mother from his officer:- "May I express my deep sympathy with you all in the loss of your son. I havebeen his section officer for the past fifteen months. He was one of the best, a keen soldier, a fine footballer, and the life and soul of the section. His loss is very deeply felt in the company. It is an honour and a pleasure to have such men."
George Henderson Philip
Memorials Cranston
First names George Henderson
Surname Philip
Rank Private
Service no S/4637
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1917 Age 22
Parents Son of Bob and Jean Philip, Edinburgh
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Pathhead
CWGC Ste Catherine British Cemetery
Medals
Other information
Frank Plain
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Francis
Surname Plain
Rank Sergeant
Service no 3/8007
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/04/1917
Age 31
Parents Only son of Mrs Plain, 174 High Street, Dalkeith
Marriage Husband of Catherine Curran, Lothian Road, Dalkeith
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Frank Plain
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 April 1917]: Sergeant Francis Plain, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who was last week reported to have been wounded in action, has succumbed to his injuries at a clearing station, four days after admittance. Enlisting soon after the outbreak of the war, he readily adapted himself to military regime, and secured rapid promotion. Deceased, who was 31 years of age, was a joiner to trade. He took a keen interest in the welfare of the local Thistle Football Club, and served for a time on the Committee. His widow and child reside at Lothian Road.
Frank Plain
Memorials
First names Francis
Surname Plain
Rank Sergeant
Service no
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/04/1917
Age 31
Parents Only son of Mrs Plain, 174 High Street, Dalkeith
Marriage Husband of Catherine Curran, Lothian Road, Dalkeith
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Frank Plain
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 April 1917]: Sergeant Francic Plain, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who was last week reported to have been wounded in action, has succumbed to his injuries at a clearing station, four days after admittance. Enlisting soon after the outbreak of the war, he readily adapted himself to military regime, and secured rapid promotion. Deceased, who was 31 years of age, was a joiner to trade. He took a keen interest in the welfare of the local Thistle Football Club, and served for a time on the Committee. His widow and child reside at Lothian Road.
John H Plowman
Memorials Polton
First names John H
Surname Plowman
Rank
Service no
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/11/1922
Age 25
Parents Son of Donald and Elizabeth Plowman (nee Hamilton)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : John H Plowman
[Midlothian Journal 22 November 1922]: There passed away early on Sunday morning after a short illness Mr Jack H. Plowman, younger son of Mr and Mrs Donald Plowman, 23 Station Road. Though only 25 years of age Jack was well known and highly respected in the town and neighbourhood. Employed as an engineer by Messrs MacTaggart, Scott &Co., Limited, he was held in esteem by his employers and his fellow workmen, and at the time of his death was honorary secretary to the Works Football Club. Early in the great war he enlisted in the Royal Engineers and served for six years before he was demobilised. His active service was mainly in the Far East, and he returned suffering from malaria, an attack of which, coupled with pneumonia, was the cause of his death. The Rev. James Petrie officiated at the funeral which took place to Loanhead Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. Much sympathy has been extended to his sorrowing parents and brother in their sad bereavement.
Frederick William Plumbly
Memorials Penicuik
First names Frederick William
Surname Plumbly
Rank Corporal
Service no 7393
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 3rd Bn.
Place of birth London
Date of Birth
Date of Death 05/12/1915
Age 40
Parents Son of George William Plumbly
Marriage Husband of Margaret Frances Plumbly, 8 Bridge Street, Penicuik
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness
Medals
Other information
K Poliskus
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Klemis
Surname Poliskis
Rank Private
Service no 36636
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/09/1918
Age
Parents Son of Anthony Poliskis
Marriage
Family casualties Residence
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Voormenzeele Enclosure No3, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : K Poliskus
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 November 1918]: Private K. Poliskus, Scottish Rifles, son of Mr Anthony Poliskus, has also laid down his life. He was a miner at Newbattle Collieiries previous to enlistment.
D Pollock
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names D
Surname Pollock
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/09/1918
Age 36
Parents Son of Robert and Mary Pollock, Glasgow
Marriage Husband of Jane Pollock, 21 Tarvit Street, Edinburgh
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Trefcon British Cemetery, Caulaincourt
Medals MM
Other information Obituary : D Pollock
[Midlothian Journal 27 September 1918]: We regret to record the death in action of Captain Pollock, D.C.M., Cameron Highlanders. He left a widow and child who reside in Station Road.
Alexander Porteous
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Penicuik South Church
First names Alexander
Surname Porteous
Rank Sergeant
Service no 11715
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 12/12/1890
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 26
Parents Son of Thomas and Eliza Porteous (nee McAdams)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent-Blagny
Medals
Other information Obituary : Alexander Porteous
[Midlothian Journal 27 April 1917]: Sergeant Alex. Porteous, also of the Royal Scots, is also reported killed. He enlisted in the Royal Scots a few days after the outbreak of war, and had seen a considerable amount of hard service at the front, and was previously wounded. His mother, who resides at 26 West Street has given five sons to the army, and two of them have made the supreme sacrifice. Before enlisting he was employed at Valleyfield Mills.
Andrew Porteous
Memorials Dalkeith First names Andrew
Surname Porteous
Rank Private
Service no 39479
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/04/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Dalkeith
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
Jim Porteous
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith Police Station St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Porteous
Rank Sergeant
Service no 9489
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of John Porteous, 21 Watson Crescent, Edinburgh
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals MM
Big Jim' Porteous was a former soldier who served in India before the war and was awarded the Durbar medal and bar. He served for a year with the Dalkeith police force and was an enthusiastic amateur boxer. Other information He fought at Mons, the river Aisne and other early engagements, and was awarded the Military Medal in 1917.
John Porteous
Memorials Penicuik
First names John
Surname Porteous
Rank Corporal
Service no 40102
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 01/03/1889
Date of Death 29/12/1916
Age 27
Parents Son of James and Elizabeth Porteous (nee Wright)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of William Porteous kia 18/4/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Porteous
[Midlothian Journal 5 January 1917]: Miss Porteous, Pryde's Place, has received intimation that her brother, Corporal John Porteous, Royal Scots, has died of wounds. The deceased soldier was a well known football player, being connected with the local Junior Club. Previous to enlisting about two years ago he was employed as an insurance agent.
John Porteous
Memorials Penicuik
First names John
Surname Porteous
Rank Private
Service no 1170
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 25/01/1878
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
Parents Son of Thomas and Eliza Porteous (née McAdams)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
John Porteous was a professional solider who lived at 6 East Thomas Street, Edinburgh. He was married Other information with five children.
Tom Porteous
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Porteous
Rank Gunner
Service no 136717
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 194th Siege Bty.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/04/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of Robert and Elizabeth Porteous, Garden Lodge, Lugton
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Tom Porteous
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 April 1917]: Word has come to Mrs Porteous, Lugton, of the death of her only son, Signaller Thomas Poerteous, R.G.A. The dceased, who was in his 27th year, enlisted on 3rd November 1915, prior to which he was employed as a clerk with Messrs Lindsay, Howe &Co. In Dalkeith he enjoyed a large circle of friends, being particularly well-known from his connection with Dalkeith Thistle Football Club, for which he acted as a time as match secretary.
William Nisbit Porteous
Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names William Nisbit
Surname Porteous
Rank Private
Service no 29857
Regiment Otago Regt, NZEF
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Roslin Date of Birth 17/02/1891
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 26
Parents Son of James and Elizabeth Porteous (nee Nisbet)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Nisbit Porteous
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 January 1918]: Pte. Wm. N. Porteous, New Zealanders, who was reported missing on 12th October, is now presumed to have been killed on that date. He was the fourth son of Mr James Porteous, Nisbet Place, Roslin, and was 26 years of age. Previous to enlistment, he was an engineer with Messrs MacTaggart, Scott &Co., Loanhead. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1913.
William Scotland Porteous
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names William Scotland
Surname Porteous
Rank Private
Service no 17543
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Auchendinny
Date of Birth 10/08/1892
Date of Death 04/06/1915
Age 22
Parents Son of John and Eliza Porteous (nee Buchan)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Helles Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli
Medals
Other information
William Wright Porteous
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William Wright
Surname Porteous
Rank Private
Service no 260047
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 5th Bn
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 18/02/1887
Date of Death 18/04/1917
Age
Parents Son of James and Elizabeth Porteous (nee Wright)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Porteous kia 29/12/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
William Porteous worked at James Brown and Co, Eskmills. He lived with his sister at 8 Pryde's Place, Other information Penicuik. His father died at the Mauricewood mining disaster in 1889.
John Potter
Memorials Rosewell First names John Wyllie
Surname Potter
Rank Corporal
Service no 15516
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th
Place of birth Govan
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/12/1917
Age
Parents John and Mary Potter
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Lasswade
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France
Medals
Other information
Neil James Archibald Primrose
Memorials Temple
First names Neil James Archibald
Surname Primrose
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars
Battalion 1st/4th Bn.
Place of birth Dalmeny
Date of Birth 14/12/1883
Date of Death 15/11/1917
Age 34
Parents Second son of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, and Hannah de Rothschild
Marriage Husband of Lady Victoria Alice Louise Stanley
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel
Medals Military Cross
Son of the former Prime Minister, Neil Primrose was a Privy Councillor and Member of Parliament for Other information Wisbech Division, Cambridgeshire since 1910.
Daniel Turner Pringle
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names Daniel Turner
Surname Pringle
Rank Private
Service no S/4774
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Borthwick Parish
Date of Birth 4/4/1897
Date of Death 03/08/1915
Age 18
Parents Son of James and Elizabeth Pringle (nee Turner)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Daniel Turner Pringle [DALKEITH ADVERTISER 12 August 1915]: Another Gorebridge lad has made the supreme sacrifice in the great war for the freedom of the world. This is Private Daniel Pringle, 9th Batt. Seaforth Highlanders, who died in No. 10 Stationary Hospital, St. Omer France, on August 3rd, from gunshot wounds in the head received in action two days previously. The first intimation of the sad and painful news was received by his parents, Mr and Mrs James Pringle, Waverley Cottage, through a telegram sent from the Record Office, Perth, and this was followed shortly after by the official letter containing the King and Queen's deepest sympathy. The brave lad, who was just 18 years of age, being the youngest of a family of nine, answered his country's call to arms within a month after the outbreak of hostilities, and sailed for the seat of war on May 1st, having transferred to the 7th Battalion of his distinguished regiment so as to get into the fighting earlier than he would otherwise have done. He played his part in trench warfare, and in all his letters home - the last was received two days before the intimation of his death - he showed an undaunted and cheerful spirit. In civil life he was, like his father, an employee of the Gala Water District Committee of the Mid-Lothian Council. Of a sprightly nature, "Dan" was a general favourite of all whom knew him, and that he was a typical "Tommy" was shown whilst on a short furlough home in the early part of this year, one of his ways of manifesting his ardour being by drilling chums or boys at every opportunity. Not one of the Waverley Cottage family are now at home with the old folks. Of the five sons, another two are serving King and Country, i.e., William, in the Royal Engineers, now in the thick of the fighting at the Dardanelles, and David in the Army Service Corps, whilst the eldest, Alex., is engaged in the oil-trade, and James is in U.S.A. Widespread sympathy goes out to the parents in their bereavement.
George Kerr Pringle
Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill) Lodge Gorebridge Dundas No 1039
First names George Kerr
Surname Pringle
Rank Guardsman
Service no 14091
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 3rd
Place of birth Stobhill
Date of Birth 7/7/1889
Date of Death 19/10/1916
Age 27
Parents John Pringle and Catherine Kerr
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
Medals
Other information Obituary : George Kerr Pringle
[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 November 1916]: The remains of the late Private George Pringle, Black Watch, son of Mr Pringle, engineman, Arniston Colliery, who died in Craigleith Hospital, were interred in Cockpen Churchyard on Sunday 22nd. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of the war, but a breakdown in health, while undergoing training prevented him, keen as he was, from taking an active part in the great conflict. In civil life he was an employee of the Arniston Coal Company and was a lad with a wide circle of friends. An enthusiastic member of the local Lodge of Freemasons, his fellow-craftsmen mustered in full and attended his funeral.
John Ferguson Macrae Pringle
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names John Ferguson Macrae
Surname Pringle
Rank Private
Service no S/21088
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Whitehill, Parish of Dalkeith
Date of Birth 09/09/1895
Date of Death 16/09/1916
Age 21
Parents Eldest son of James and Margaret Pringle (nee Macrae)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Whitehill
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Ferguson Macrae Pringle
[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 October 1916]: Intimation has been received by Mr James Pringle, Whitehill, that his eldest son, Private John Pringle, was killed in action on 15th September. He enlisted in the Cameron Highlanders, and has been in France for eight months. In civil life he was employed as a miner with the Lothian Coal Company, Ltd., Newbattle.
George Proudfoot Bonnyrigg Memorials Lasswade Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial
First names George
Surname Proudfoot
Rank Sergeant
Service no 67539
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 36th Bn.
Place of birth Wadingburn, Parish of Lasswade
Date of Birth 19/07/1892
Date of Death 18/10/1918
Age 26
Parents Son of George and Agnes Proudfoot (nee Jack)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Lasswade Cemetery
George Proudfoot
Lasswade Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade Roll of Honour
First names George
Surname Proudfoot
Rank Private
Service no 4651
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 04/04/1890
Date of Death 30/11/1914
Age 24
Parents Son of William and Janet Proudfoot (nee Ritchie)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Boulogne Eastern cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : George Proudfoot
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 December 1914]: Official news was received in Lasswade on Tuesday that Pte. Geo. Proudfoot, 8th Royal Scots, had succumbed to his injuries the day before his mother was buried after her tragic death. In a letter announcing the death it is stated that the King and the Prince of Wales had a short conversation with Proudfoot and expressed their sympathy with him. He succumbed a few days later to the effects of a scalp wound received in action. [Dalkeith Advertiser 10 December 1914]: Private Proudfoot, 8th Royal Scots, received a severe scalp wound while fighting in France. German snipers had been causing the 8th great trouble, and one of their bullets struck Proudfoot on the head. When Mrs Proudfoot received the news, she had an apoplectic seizure, and expired. The deceased took a shock at the Children's Day held in Loanhead earlier in the year, and had never been well since. She resided at Bridgend, some of her family being married, and the youngest three years of age. The tragic suddenness of her death caused widespread regret in Lasswade.
David Pryde
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names David
Surname Pryde
Rank Bombardier
Service no 60273
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 92nd Bty.
Place of birth Newtongrange
Date of Birth 04/05/1891
Date of Death 26/10/1918 Age 27
Parents Third son of Robert and Margaret Pryde (nee Fisher)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Harlebecke New British Cemetery
Medals
Other information
George Pryde
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names George
Surname Pryde
Rank Private
Service no 1239
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Newtongrange
Date of Birth 28/05/1893
Date of Death 13/09/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier
Medals
Other information
Irvine Pryde
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Churchyard, Dalkeith
First names Irvine
Surname Pryde
Rank Private
Service no 1620
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 51st
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/09/1916
Age
Parents John MacKay Pryde and Mary Jane Lawson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
Medals
Commemorated on the Pryde family headstone in St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Churchyard, Dalkeith, Other information Scotland.
Robert Pryde
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names Robert
Surname Pryde
Rank Guardsman
Service no 9117
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/01/1915
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Pryde, Newtongrange
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touquet Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
Robert Pryde
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Robert
Surname Pryde
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 351122
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth Hunterfield
Date of Birth 3/12/1892
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 24
Parents William Pryde, coalminer, and Isabella Wallace
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux
Medals
Other information Robert Pryde was a member of St Paul's Church in Gorebridge and worked with the Arniston Coal Company.
William Pryde
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names William
Surname Pryde
Rank Private
Service no S/2502
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/01/1915
Age 17
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Pryde, 5 The Square, Newtongrange.
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loker Churchyard Heuvelland, Belgium
Medals
Other information See John Duncan's book - letter about his death
James Purves
Newbattle Cemetery Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names James Surname Purves
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/11079
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 08/05/1915
Age
Parents John Purves and Margaret Frisken
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of John Purves died 31/7/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Purves
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 June 1915]: ... Deceased was 24 years of age, and was at the outbreak of war a clerk with Dunn &Stephen, Kenmuir Colliery, Carmyle, Glasgow. Previously he had been in the Newbattle offices of the Lothian Coal Co., Limited. Every good agency in Newtongrange had his keenest sympathy, and as an assistant secretary in the P.S.A. and Sunday school teacher in Newbattle United Free Church, he did unostentatious but excellent work ... [one of his comrades wrote] "I was one of Jim's mates in the trench. there were only three of us in one place - which was the road - a very dangerous place, because it was shelled very nearly every minute of the day. Jim didn't seem to care about the shells, he was always singing. As a commander of a section, he was one of the best - everyone of his section liked him. We had duets in the trenches, Jim and I. It was a shell bursting that killed Jim. he had a marvellous escape froma shell bursting just before he was killed."
John Purves
Lasswade Memorials St Leonard's Episcopal Church, Lasswade Roll of Honour
First names John
Surname Purves
Rank Private
Service no 310011
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Parish of Mordington, Berwickshire
Date of Birth 25/02/1895
Date of Death 27/08/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of James and Elizabeth Purves (nee Patterson)
Marriage Husband of Annie Bowman
Family casualties
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CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : John Purves
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 September 1917]: Mrs J. Purvis, Wadingburn, Lasswade, has received official intimation from the War Office that her husband, Private John Purvis, Gordon Highlanders, was severely wounded in action on the 27th August, and died of his wounds in a clearing hospital in France the same evening. Previous to enlistment he was employed as a vanman in the Bonnyrigg Branch of St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society. He was an office-bearer in St. Paul's Lodge of Free Gardeners. The deceased leaves a widow and one child.
John Purves
Newbattle Cemetery Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names John
Surname Purves
Rank Private
Service no 285086
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/07/1917
Age Parents John Purves and Margaret Frisken
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of James Purves died 8/5/1915
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Purves
[Dalkeith Advertiser 16 August 1917]: Mr and Mrs John Purves, 25 Lingerwood Road, have received the sad intelligence that their second son, Private John Purves, A. and S. Highlanders, attached to the Gordons, has fallen in action. His chum, who was at his side when he fell, writes that they were about to consolidate the position won on 31st July when Private Purves was hit by a machine gun bullet under the right armpit, the bullet passing through his lungs. He died almost immediately. He was great favourite of No. 14 Platoon and also of the whole of D Company. The officer commanding the Company also writes giving him a splendid charceter. Private Purves was 22 years of age and enlisted in April 1916. His older brother, Lance-Corporal James Purves, fell in action in May 1915.
John Purves
Memorials Lasswade Parish Church
First names John
Surname Purves
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC
Medals
Other information
Robert Purves
Memorials
First names Robert
Surname Purves
Rank Private
Service no 43831
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Bathgate
Date of Birth 1/1/1897
Date of Death 18/10/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of John and Elizabeth Purves (nee Drever)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Purves
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 2 November 1917]: Mrs Purvis, West End Cottages, has been notified that her second son, private Robert Purvis, Royal Scots, has been killed in action. Before enlisting the lad was employed as a miner by the Shotts Coal and Iron Company, Limited, and he was home on leave quite recently. His father, John Purvis of the Royal Naval transport, and another brother are also on service.
Andrew Radcliffe
Memorials Howgate Church First names Andrew
Surname Radcliffe
Rank Private
Service no S/9511
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/11/1915
Age
Parents Adopted son of Mr and Mrs Thomson
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
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John Shillinglaw Rae
Family headstone Lasswade New Churchyard Lasswade Memorials Lasswade Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial
First names John Shillinglaw
Surname Rae
Rank Private
Service no 40097
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 24/01/1895
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of John and Sarah J Rae (nee Richardson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Lasswade New Churchyard. Obituary : John Shillinglaw Rae
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 7 June 1917]: Information has been received that Lance-Corporal John S. Rae, no. 40097 Royal Scots, has been reported missing from 23rd April. Corporal rae is a son of Mr John Rae, Linden Cottage, Lasswade, and had previously seen service in France, and was invalided home suffering from trench fever. On his recovery he returned to duty, but had only been one month at the front when he was reported missing.
Wiliam Rae
Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg Parish Church Memorials Cockpen Cemetery Cockpen Parish Church
First names William
Surname Rae
Rank Private
Service no 15783
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 5th Bn
Place of birth Wadingburn, Parish of Lasswade
Date of Birth 17/03/1897
Date of Death 25/10/1918
Age 21
Parents Youngest son of James and Christina Rae (nee Baillie)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC Pont-De-Nieppe Communal Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Chuchyard. Obituary : Wiliam Rae
[Midlothian Journal 8 November 1918]: Private William Rae, Gordon Highlanders (attached Trench Mortar Battery), has died of wounds received in action. Previous to enlistment he was employed in the coal mines, and was only 21 years of age. He is the youngest son of Mr Rae, Millholm, Dalhousie.
Robert Foreburn Raeburn
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names Robert Foreman
Surname Raeburn
Rank Private
Service no 6024
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth South Leith
Date of Birth 13/07/1886
Date of Death 22/08/1916
Age
Parents Son of Robert and Rachel Raeburn
Marriage Husband of Janet Dudgeon Raeburn
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Couin British Cemetery, France
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William Raeburn
Memorials Fala and Soutra Parish
First names William
Surname Raeburn
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 266555
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Saltoun
Date of Birth 12/06/1887
Date of Death 23/11/1917
Age 36
Parents Son of William and Isabella Raeburn (nee Cameron)
Marriage Husband of Marion Meston
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
Medals
A native of Fala, William Raeburn was employed as a roadman in Humbie and Soutra parishes. His wife Other information Marion also lost two of her brothers.
Alexander Fairgreave Ramage
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names Alexander Fairgreave
Surname Ramage
Rank Private
Service no 5013
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Portobello
Date of Birth 23/03/1898 Date of Death 27/04/1919
Age 21
Parents Son of James and Marion Ramage (nee Fairgreave)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
Medals
Other information Died at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
Thomas Ramage
Gorebridge (Stobhill) Memorials Temple
First names Thomas
Surname Ramage
Rank Sergeant
Service no S/9821
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st/7th
Place of birth Temple
Date of Birth 24/4/1884
Date of Death 20/07/1918
Age 34
Parents Richard and Euphemia Ramage (nee Wright)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
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CWGC Marfaux British Cemetery, France
Medals
Thomas Ramage was the son of a shepherd and worked for a merchant. He was a keen golfer, a member of Other information Stobhill Parish Church Guild and served on the committee of the Gorebridge Working Men's Institute and Library. He enlisted in early 1915.
William Ramage
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William
Surname Ramage
Rank Sergeant
Service no S/2080
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth Stobhill
Date of Birth 8/10/1896
Date of Death 27/03/1918
Age 21
Parents James Ramage and Agnes Walkingshaw
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Residence
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CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals MM
Other information Obituary : William Ramage
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 April 1918]: Sergeant William Ramage, Military Medalist, Seaforth Highlanders, was one of the soldier sons of Mr and Mrs James Ramage, Stobhill. In civil life an employee of Arniston Colliery Company, he enlisted at the beginning of the war, and some time ago was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery.
John Bishop Ramsay
Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580 Memorials Roslin
First names John Bishop Surname Ramsay
Rank Private
Service no S/5734
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Inveresk
Date of Birth 23/11/1892
Date of Death 18/07/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of John and Mary Ann Ramsay (nee Bishop)
Marriage
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Enlisted Loanhead
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Obituary : John Bishop Ramsay
[Midlothian Journal 25 August 1916]: Private J. Ramsay (5734), Seaforth Highlanders, has been killed in action. He was employed before the war as a roadman, and resided at Seafield Cottage, Roslin. He was previously wounded at Loos. [Dalkeith Advertiser 17 August 1916]: Intimation has come to hand that Private Ramsay, son of Mr Ramsay, Seafield, has made the supreme sacrifice. He was formerly on the roads department of the County Council.
John Rankin
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names John
Surname Rankin
Rank Private
Service no S/8120
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth House of Muir, Ormiston
Date of Birth 12/03/1884
Date of Death 06/06/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of John and Janet Rankin (nee Stewart)
Marriage Husband of Agnes Davidson
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CWGC St Nicolas British Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Rankin
[Midlothian Journal 13 July 1917]: Mr John Ranken, Dalhousie Cottage, has been notified that his eldest son, private John Ranken, Seaforth Highlanders, has been killed in action. Prior to enlisting in September 1914 he was a miner at Cardenden, Fifeshire, where he leaves a widow and seven children. Just before this he was at Polton Colliery. Four brothers are serving in the Army, one of them having gained the D.C.M. recently.
Jack Rapier/Rabier
Memorials Lodge Gorebridge Dundas No 1039
First names Jack
Surname Rapier/Rabier
Rank
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Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Edward Reid
Memorials Ford United Free Church
First names Edward
Surname Reid
Rank Private
Service no 41354
Regiment Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion 1st/7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/10/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage Isobel Williamson Reid
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Edward Reid
[Dalkeith Advertiser 1 November 1917]: Miss Reid, Tyneside Cottages, has received notes that her nephew, Pte. Edward Reid, has been killed in action. Formely of the Royal Scots, he was transferred to a Worcester Regiment. He was very well known and respected in the district, where he resided with his late aprents for some time, his father being Mr W. Reid, for many years farm manager at West Peaston, for Mr Ainslie. Pte. Reid served his apprenticeship as a draper with Messrs W. &T. Porteous, Dalkeith.
John Reid
Memorials Newtongrange
First names John
Surname Reid
Rank Private
Service no 5380
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Lothiangrange, Parish of Newbattle
Date of Birth 28/05/1897
Date of Death 31/07/1916
Age 19
Parents Son of George and Margaret Reid (nee Melrose)
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CWGC Flat Iron Copse Cemetery, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Reid
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 August 1916]: Mr and Mrs Geo. Reid, 6 Dean Park, have received the sad intelligence that their son, Private John Reid, had fallen in action ... Private Reid was 19 years of age, and enlisted after the outbreak of war.
John Reid
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names John
Surname Reid
Rank Private
Service no 5380
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 31/07/1916
Age 19
Parents Son of Mr &Mrs George Reid 6 Dean Park, Newtongrange.
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Flat Iron Copse Cemetery, Somme
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Robert Reid
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Robert
Surname Reid
Rank
Service no
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Battalion
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Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Stewart Reid
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith
First names Stewart
Surname Reid
Rank Private
Service no 351374
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/03/1918
Age 26
Parents Son of James M Reid, Tait Street, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
William Reid
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William
Surname Reid
Rank Private
Service no 16687
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 9th Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 27/2/1886
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 29
Parents James Reid and Annie Young
Marriage Margaret Jane Dickson
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Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : William Reid
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 February 1916]: Private William Reid, 9th Scottish Rifles, son of Mr James Reid, Rosewell, was killed at Loos on 25th September. He enlisted in November 1914, and went to France in May last. Deceased was 30 years of age, and was previously employed at the Lothian Coal Company's Whitehill pits.
Edward James Reilly
Memorials Penicuik
First names Edward James
Surname Reilly
Rank Corporal
Service no 106567
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 27/02/1894
Date of Death 06/05/1917
Age 23
Parents Son of James and Bridget Reilly (nee Brannan)
Marriage
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CWGC Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thillot
Medals
Edward Reilly served his apprenticeship with J P Thomson, a chemist's business on Penicuik High Street, Other information and later worked with a wholesale chemist in Edinburgh. He enlisted in the Royal Scots in 1915 and later transferred to the Royal Engineers.
Patrick Joseph Reilly
Memorials Carrington Parish Church
First names Patrick Joseph
Surname Reilly
Rank Gunner
Service no 104452
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 66th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/11/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of Michael and Helen Reilly, 2 Victor Park Terrace, Corstorphine
Marriage
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CWGC Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
Medals
Other information Obituary : Patrick Joseph Reilly
[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 December 1916]: The death is announced as having occurred in Mesopotamia, as a result of an attack of fever, of Gunner Patrick Joseph Reilly, R.F.A. The deceased was a young man of bright and amiable disposition, and prior to enlisting was in the employment of Mr Thomas Fisher, Whitehill Home Farm, Rosewell.
James Thomson Rennie
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names James Thomson
Surname Rennie
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 18898
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of Mrs Thomson Rennie
Marriage
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Obituary : James Thomson Rennie
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book One]: Lance-Corporal James Rennie was killed on the battlefield on 1st July 1916. He was the youngest son of the late John Rennie, Gibson Place, Peebles. Lance-Corporal Rennie, who was in his 20th year, previous to enlisting in "Macrae's" Battalion in Edinburgh, in November 1914, was employed as a clerk in the office of the sheriff clerk, Peebles, and went out to France in April 1916. The deceased had other two brothers serving, both in the Canadian Contingent - Walter, in the Transport, and John, in the Machine Gun Section.
Adam Dalgleish Renwick
Memorials Fala and Soutra Parish
First names Adam Dalgleish
Surname Renwick
Rank Private
Service no 40551
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 04/04/1880
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 37
Parents Son of Halbert and Margaret Renwick (nee Dalgleish)
Marriage
Family casualties Uncle of James Cockburn kia 12/1/1918
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Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Adam Dalgleish Renwick
[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 January 1918]: Mrs Cockburn, Crichtondean, has been informed that her brother, Pte. Adam D. Renwick, K.O.S.B., reported wounded and missing on 23rd April 1917, is now presumed killed on that date. All his boyhood was spent at Whitburgh, and he was well known in the neighbourhood. He was 37 years of age, and the son of Mr Halbert Renwick, Friarsknowes, Oxton, Berwickshire.
Archibald Waldie Renwick
Bonnyrigg Memorials Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery Rosewell
First names Archibald Waldie
Surname Renwick
Rank Corporal
Service no 330254
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th/6th Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 03/03/1896
Date of Death 11/08/1918 Age 22
Parents Son of John and Margaret Renwick (nee Fraser)
Marriage
Family casualties Nephew of George Renwick
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bouchoir New British Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Hawthornden Cemetery. Obituary : Archibald Waldie Renwick
[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 September 1918]: Mr and Mrs Renwick, Midfield, Lasswade, have received official intimation that their second son, Cpl. Archibald Renwick (22 years), was killed in action on 11th August. Shortly after the outbreak of hostilities he enlisted in the 2/8th Battalion Royal Scots, and went to France 18 months ago. Previous to enlistment he was employed by the Lothian Coal Co., Rosewell. Three other sons are serving in France.
William George Renwick
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery Polton
First names William George
Surname Renwick
Rank Rifleman
Service no 1642
Regiment Rifle Brigade Command Depot (Sutton Coldfield)
Battalion
Place of birth Polton
Date of Birth 8/6/1886
Date of Death 06/12/1918
Age 32
Parents Son of John and Margaret Renwick (nee Rodger)
Marriage Husband of Mary Black
Family casualties Uncle of Archie Renwick died 6 Dec 1920
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : William George Renwick
[Midlothian Journal 13 December 1918]: Private George Renwick, who died of pneumonia following influenze at an English hospital, was buried with full military honours on Wednesday. Prior to enlistment Private Renwick was employed at Springfield Paper Mill. He leaves a widow and two little children to mourn his loss.
Edward Richardson
Roslin Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names Edward
Surname Richardson
Rank Private
Service no 41565 Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 26/08/1899
Date of Death 04/05/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Robert and Elizabeth Richardson (nee Smith)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Son of Robert Richardson, newsagent, Main Street, Roslin.
Thomas Richardson
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Thomas
Surname Richardson
Rank Private
Service no 267379
Regiment Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Battalion 28th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 16/11/1892
Date of Death 11/10/1918
Age 25
Parents Son of Thomas and Agnes Richardson (nee Gilchrist)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ramillies British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information
William Purves Richardson
Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd Roslin Memorials Roslin Roslin Parish Church
First names William Purves
Surname Richardson
Rank Corporal
Service no 351140
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 01/11/1889
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of Alexander and Mary Richardson (nee Purves)
Marriage
Family casualties
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Enlisted
CWGC Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Purves Richardson
[Midlothian Journal 18 May 1917]: We also regret to announce the death of Private Wm. Richrdson, Royal Scots, and much sympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs Alex. Richardson, Springfield Place, and family. Private Richardson was a promising young man, and his loss is very much deplored. He was a grocer to trade, and before joining the Army was employed by the Co-operative Store.
George Riddlestone
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names George
Surname Riddlestone
Rank Gunner
Service no 83268
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 66th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/10/1917
Age 31
Parents Son of Walter and Susan Riddleston, London
Marriage Husband of Elsie Riddlestone, London
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC White House Cemetery, St Jean-Les-Ypres
Medals
Other information George Riddlestone worked in the London office of Alex Cowan and Sons, paper manufacturers, Penicuik.
James Rigby
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial Newbattle Churchyard
First names James Gordon
Surname Rigby
Rank Private
Service no 330660
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 26/10/1897
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 19
Parents Youngest son of Frank and Agnes Rigby (nee Gordon)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Jim Rigby's brother Frank also served in the war. Obituary : James Rigby
[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 January 1918]: Mr and Mrs Rigby, 6 Salter Place, Bonnyrigg, have been notified that their youngest son, James Gordon Rigby, Royal Scots, who was previously reported missing on 23rd April 1917, is now presumed to have been killed in action on that date. Previous to enlistment he was employed as a grocer by the Dalkeith Co-operative Society. He was a lad of bright and cheerful disposition and was respected by all who came in contact with him. He enlisted when he attained the age of 18 in the Royal Naval Division, and was latterly transferred to the Royal Scots. Mr and Mrs Rigby's eldest and only surviving son is at present fighting in Mesopotamia. The sympathy of the community goes out to the parents in their sad bereavement.
W Riley
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names W
Surname Riley
Rank Gunner
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1916
Age
Parents Marriage
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Medals
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James Philip Ritchie
Memorials Family headstone Lasswade Old Churchyard
First names James Philip
Surname Ritchie
Rank Private
Service no 79703
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 31st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death Between 24/9/1916 and 30/9/1916
Age 33
Parents Son of John and Margaret Paterson Ritchie
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Vimy Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Lasswade Old Churchyard. Obituary : James Philip Ritchie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 December 1916]: Intimation has been received of the death in action between September 24th and 30th of Private James Philip Ritchie of the Canadians. He was the fifth son of Mr John Ritchie, late of Uphall and Bonnyrigg.
John Ritchie
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lodge Dalhousie No 720 St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Ritchie
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/11244
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 10/07/1889
Date of Death 28/02/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of David and Alison Ritchie (nee Moffat)
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Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard. Obituary : John Ritchie
[Midlothian Journal 30 March 1917]: The parents of Lance Corporal John Ritchie, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, have been notified by the War Office that their son was killed in action on 28th February. Lance-Corporal Ritchie was 27 years of age, and before his enlistment on 2nd September 1914, shortly after the war broke out, he was assistant to Mr Boyd, grocer, Bonnyrigg. After his enlistment deceased served a year in the Scots Greys, and was transferred to the A. and S. Highlanders. His parents reside at 6 Sherwood Cottages, Bonnyrigg.
R Ritchie Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names R
Surname Ritchie
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William Ritchie
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik
First names William
Surname Ritchie
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 5/13942
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 01/03/1891
Date of Death 09/07/1919
Age 28
Parents Son of John and Jessie Ritchie (nee Bertram)
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
Medals
William Ritchie was one of five brothers who served in the war. He was captured and given an infected Other information inoculation from which he never recovered. He died in Liberton hospital in July 1919.
William Smail Ritchie
Memorials Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club
First names William Smail
Surname Ritchie
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 28/05/1876
Date of Death 29/07/1918
Age 42
Parents Son of John Smail Ritchie and Louisa Ritchie (nee May)
Marriage
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CWGC Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Smail Ritchie [THE SCOTSMAN 17 August 1918]: Sec. Lt. Wm. Smail Ritchie, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (killed) was in civil life a partner in the firm of Messrs JR and W Smail Ritchie, SSC, Frederick Street, Edinburgh.
Alexander Stewart Robb
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names Alexander Stewart
Surname Robb
Rank Private
Service no S/21944
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st/4th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 30/08/1899
Date of Death 26/10/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Adam and Jane Haliday Robb (nee Stewart)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Famars Communal Cemetery Extension
Medals
Other information Alexander Robb enlisted under age and was discharged, but he re-enlisted in September 1917.
Andrew Roberts
Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names Andrew
Surname Roberts
Rank Private
Service no S/7513
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/03/1915
Age
Parents Son of Richard Roberts, 12 Wellogate Place, Hawick
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
Peter Roberts
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Peter
Surname Roberts
Rank Private
Service no 3355
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 07/06/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
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Alexander Robertson
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Alexander
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no 22768
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/07/1916
Age 28
Parents Son of David and Euphemia Robertson
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Gordon Robertson died 25/2/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Alexander Robertson worked at Newbattle collieries.
Angus Burns Robertson
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery Lodge St Leonard's Loanhead and Lasswade No 580
First names Angus Burns
Surname Robertson
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 08/11/1918
Age 32
Parents Son of Major Angus Robertson
Marriage Husband of Ellen Burns, Lanark
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Born in India in 1886, Dr Angus Robertson was educated at Allahabad College in India and graduated in medicine from Edinburgh University in 1911. He took up practice in Loanhead in 1913, the successor to Dr Allison. He was a well-respected figure in the local community and held in high esteem by his patients. In Other information May 1917, he volunteered to serve for a year and went to Egypt and Palestine. A year later, he returned home suffering from exhaustion, but he resumed his work at Blairgowrie Military Camp and Dundee War Hospital, where he died of pneumonia following influenza. His father also served in the Royal Army Medical Corps. A member of the Freemasons, Dr Robertson was given a full military funeral. Obituary : Angus Burns Robertson
[Dalkieth Advertiser 14 November 1918]: Capt. Angus Burns Robertson, R.A.M.C, who died at Dundee War Hospital on 8th curt. of pneumonia following influenza, was a graduate of Edinburgh University and a medical practitioner at Loanhead, where his widow resides. He offered his services for his country and was sent out to Egypt, and latterly Palestine. He was under orders for France when he developed the illness from which he died. His father, Captain Angus Robertson late of Oude, is on service with the R.A.M.C. in France. The funeral, which will be of a military nature, takes place to Loanhead Cemetery this afternoon.
David Robertson
Memorials
First names David
Surname Robertson
Rank Lance Corporal Service no 6506
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 05/01/1915
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs James Robertson, Dundas Terrace, Lasswade
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loker Churchyard, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : David Robertson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 8 April 1915]: Intimation of the death of Private David Robertson (6506), 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers, a son of Mr and Mrs James Robertson, Dundas Terrace, Lasswade, has been received. He received a bullet wound in the head while in the trenches and died in hospital the following morning. Deceased is 21years of age. He was a grandson of the late Mr Robert Ralston, Prestonpans. A letter from the Army chaplain giving the sad information states that he was rendered unconscious and never regained consciousness, so that it is unlikely that he suffered pain. The chaplain conducted Robertson’s funeral in the churchyard at Lochre, a few miles away from Bailleul. A wooden cross with his name burnt upon it, marks the place of internment. The chaplain in his letter expressed sincere sympathy with the family of Pte Robertson who was a great favourite with his family. Private Robertson enlisted over 2 years ago at Edinburgh, and was drafted to Ayr. For some years he was a ploughman in the employment of Mr Bishop, Murraygate, Whitburn, near Bathgate. His younger brother, Jas is in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, into which regiment he enlisted on 2nd September last.
George A Robertson
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names George Affleck
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no 41567
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion
Place of birth Loanstone
Date of Birth 02/08/1899
Date of Death 29/04/1918
Age 18
Parents Son of Alexander and Jane Robertson (nee Affleck)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Klien-Vierstraat British Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : George A Robertson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 May 1918]: Private George A Robertson, R.S.F. (18), who has been killed, was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Alex Robertson, Boghead, Penicuik, and had only been three weeks at the front. He was an assistant traction engine-driver before enlisting.
Gordon Robertson
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Gordon
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no 4214
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/02/1916
Age 19
Parents Son of David and Euphemia Robertson
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Robertson died 23/7/1916
Residence
Enlisted CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
James Robertson
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names James
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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James D Robertson
Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names James D
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no 131573
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion 19th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/04/1918
Age
Parents Youngest son of Mr and Mrs John Robertson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information
James Robertson Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James Sherriff
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no 7286
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 9th
Place of birth Stobhill
Date of Birth 24/3/1894
Date of Death 16/07/1916
Age 22
Parents James S Robertson and Isabella Robertson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information James Sherriff Robertson was a coal miner. Obituary : James Robertson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 July 1916]: Another local man who has made the supreme sacrifice is Pte. James Robertson, Cameron Highlanders, third son of Mr James Robertson, the well-known cornet player, who now resides in Newtongrange. His soldier son was born at Powdermills 22 years ago, and enlisted immediately after the outbreak of war. He died of wounds in Abbeville Hospital, France, on 16th Inst.
John Robertson
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names John
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion
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Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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John Robertson Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names John
Surname Robertson
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
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Joseph Robertson
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names Joseph
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Medals
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Peter Robertson
Rosewell Roslin Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery Roslin Parish Church
First names Peter
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no D/10315
Regiment Dragoon Guards (King's)
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 23/12/1896
Date of Death 08/06/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of George and Isabella Robertson (nee Strathern)
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Enlisted
CWGC Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme
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Other information Obituary : Peter Robertson
[Midlothian Journal 22 June 1917]: We regret to record the death of Shoeing-Smith Peter Robertson, Dragoon Guards, who died on the 8th June from wounds received in action. S-S Robertson enlisted in August, 1914, immediately after war broke out, and had been nearly two years in France. He was 20 years of age last December. In civilian life he was a blacksmith, and previous to enlistment was employed by Messrs Hunter and Sons, Roslin. Much sympathy is shown to Company-Sergeant-Major G. Robertson, Seaforth Highlanders, Mrs Robertson, Lea Cottages, and family in their loss.
Walter Robertson
Roslin Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names Walter
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no 42167
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th/6th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 04/04/1884
Date of Death 11/08/1918
Age 34
Parents Son of Walter and Margaret Roberston
Marriage Husband of Catherine McKinnon Roberson, 29 Halmyre Street, Leith
Family casualties
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Enlisted
CWGC Bouchoir New British Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : Walter Robertson
[Midlothian Journal 20 September 1918]: Mrs Robertson, Wright's Buildings, has received intimation that her eldest son, Private Walter Robertson, Royal Scots, has been killed. A second son has returned to active service after being severely wounded. The youngest son is home on leave this week. Much sympathy has been extended to the bereaved family.
Wm Robertson
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names William
Surname Robertson
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
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Alfred Robinson
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik
First names Alfred
Surname Robinson
Rank Private
Service no 3328
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/05/1915
Age
Parents
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CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
Medals
Alfred Robinson came from a military family and enlisted in the Royal Scots, his father's regiment, when a boy. He was attached to the band of the 2nd Battalion and served for 16 years, 14 in India. He worked in the Other information paper industry in Penicuik and was a member of the Penicuik Silver Band. He re-enlisted in August 1914 but died from an illness contracted during his training. He was married with five children.
William Rochford
Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery Memorials Rosewell
First names William
Surname Rochford
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 25947
Regiment Royal Irish Regiment
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Ireland
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/04/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Thomas and Ellen Rochford (nee McNulty)
Marriage
Family casualties
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Enlisted
CWGC Namps-au-Val British Cemetery
Medals
Other information William Rochford is commemorated on the family headstone in Hawthornden Cemetery (lair 1/119).
William Rodger
Memorials Loanhead
First names William
Surname Rodger
Rank Private
Service no 59625
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth
Date of Death 30/05/1918 Age 43
Parents James Rodger and Mary Brown
Marriage Grace Taylor
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tourgeville Military Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information William Rodger was a miner with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company. He died in hospital after being gassed.
James Stuart Rodgerson
Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names James Stuart
Surname Rodgerson
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Battalion 102nd Bn.
Place of birth Cockpen
Date of Birth 08/12/1889
Date of Death 13/05/1917
Age 27
Parents Son of Rev William Patrick and Margaret Rodgerson
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois
Medals
James Stuart Rodgerson was the son of the Reverend William Rodgerson who was minister of Lasswade Other information United Presbyterian Church for seventeen years until his death in 1902. Both father and son are commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Cemetery. Obituary : James Stuart Rodgerson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 24 May 1917]: Lt. James Stuart Rodgerson, elder brother of the late W. P. Rodgerson, Lasswade, and of Mrs Duncan Smith, Gordon, Berwickshire, has been killed in action. Lt. Rodgerson was 27 years of age.
Robert R Roger
Memorials Penicuik
First names Robert R
Surname Roger
Rank Private
Service no 275995
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/08/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
George Rogers
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names George
Surname Rogers
Rank Private Service no S/2833
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth 27/10/1894
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 20
Parents David Rogers and Margaret Kerr
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos
Medals
Other information
George Roseburgh
Memorials Loanhead
First names George
Surname Roseburgh
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 1107
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 12th
Place of birth Galashiels
Date of Birth 19/12/1894
Date of Death 08/11/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of William and Robina Roseburgh (nee Butler)
Marriage Euphemia Roseburgh, 48 Sandbed Street, Kilmarnock
Family casualties Brother of Robert Roseburgh
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece
Medals
Other information Obituary : George Roseburgh
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 23 November 1917]: Information has reached Loanhead of the death in action of Lance-Corporal George Roseburgh, son of Mr and Mrs William Roseburgh, 26 Carnethy Street. The Lance-Corporal, prior to enlisting, was a miner with shots Coal and iron Company Limited, and has been on active service for a considerable period. the family of the deceased soldier responded to the call of home and native land in unstinted measure. there are still three brothers and a brother-in-law on active service, and the father Mr William Roseburgh, senr., after a lengthy term of service, was recently discharged. Lance-Corporal Roseburgh, who was 23 years of age, leaves a widow, who resides at Kilmarnock.
Robert Roseburgh
Memorials Loanhead
First names Robert
Surname Roseburgh
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 7619
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Galashiels
Date of Birth 15/4/1888
Date of Death 19/07/1918
Age 30
Parents William Roseburgh and Robina Butler
Marriage Mrs Roseburgh, Bilston Street, Loanhead;
Family casualties Brother of George Roseburgh
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Roseburgh [Dalkeith Advertiser 8 August 1918]: Mrs Roseburgh, Bilston Street, has been notified that her husband, Robert Roseburgh, Royal Scots, has made the supreme sacrifice. He was a miner with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company, Loanhead, and was mobilised at the outbreak of war.
Albert Purdie Ross
Memorials Penicuik
First names Albert Purdie
Surname Ross
Rank Private
Service no M2/117427
Regiment Royal Army Service Corps
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/12/1916
Age 43
Parents
Marriage Husband of Helen Purdie, 70 John Street, Penicuik
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC St Albans Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair H322 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
Charles Whitelaw Ross
Memorials Rosewell
First names Charles Whitelaw
Surname Ross
Rank Private
Service no 372131
Regiment Labour Corps formerly Royal Scots
Battalion
Place of birth Corstorphine
Date of Birth 26/09/1883
Date of Death 30/05/1918
Age 34
Parents Son of Thomas and Jemima Ross (nee Whitelaw)
Marriage Husband of Janet A W Gilroy
Family casualties
Residence Lasswade
Enlisted
CWGC Bagneux British Cemetery
Medals
Other information
G A Ross
Memorials Dalkeith
First names G A
Surname Ross
Rank Private
Service no 48896
Regiment North Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/06/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted CWGC Marfaux British Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : G A Ross
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 July 1918]: The sad intelligence reached Huntly Cot last week that Pte. G. Ross, of the North Staffordshire Regiment, had laid down his life on behalf of his country on the 4th June. The soldier had been in France and had taken part in much fighting with his regiment. He leaves a widow and one child, who reside at Huntly Cot.
George Ross
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names George
Surname Ross
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 158296
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 257th Tunnelling Coy.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/07/1917
Age 38
Parents
Marriage Husband of Janet C Taylor
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Also known as John. Obituary : George Ross
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 July 1917]: Mrs John Ross, Mossend, Gorebridge, has received official intimation that her husband, Sapper John Ross, of the Royal Engineers, was killed in action on the 11th July. Ross, who is a native of Edinburgh, enlisted first in a Highland regiment, afterwards transferring to the tunelling section of the R.E. He leaves a wife and child.
John Ross
Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg Parish Church Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names John
Surname Ross
Rank Private
Service no 5382
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Poltonhall
Date of Birth 19/02/1893
Date of Death 22/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of Andrew and Christina Ross (nee Adams)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Bonnyrigg
Enlisted
CWGC Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Ross
[Midlothian Journal 18 August 1916]: Private John Ross, Royal Scots, has been killed in action. He was struck by a German shell and then buried in the debris that was thrown up by the explosion. He resided at Campview, Bonnyrigg.
R L Ross
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names RL
Surname Ross Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Robert Ross
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Robert Robertson
Surname Ross
Rank Private
Service no 11911
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 26/1/1895
Date of Death 24/05/1916
Age 21
Parents James Ross and Janet Robertson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Etaples Military Cemetery
Medals
Worked for Crawford &Sons, biscuit manufacturer in Leith from 1912 to 1914. Then became a postman. Other information Joined K. Company, Scots Guards at Catesham in November 1914. In France in July 1915.
Thomas Ross
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Thomas
Surname Ross
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
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William Ross
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith First names William
Surname Ross
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 12045
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/10/1914
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted Musselburgh
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information
Patrick Rowan
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Patrick
Surname Rowan
Rank Private
Service no 11780
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/08/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information
P(?) Rowan
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Tor F
Surname Rowan
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1917
Age
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Alexander Woodrow Russell Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names Alexander Woodrow
Surname Russell
Rank Gunner
Service no 264748
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 91st Bde
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 3/9/1898
Date of Death 21/01/1919
Age 20
Parents Son of Peter and Ann Russell (nee Munro)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Alexander Russell was a miner with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company. He died in hospital in France in Other information 1919. He is commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead cemetery.
Arthur Russell
Lasswade Parish Church Memorials Loanhead Loanhead Cemetery
First names Arthur B
Surname Russell
Rank Private
Service no 13223
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 18/5/1895
Date of Death 12/01/1918
Age 22
Parents Son of William and Jane Russell (nee Baird)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France
Medals
Son of a local policeman, Arthur Russell died of wounds after being hit by an aerial torpedo. Commemorated Other information on the family headstone in Loanhead cemetery.
Charles Russell
Borthwick Churchyard Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill) St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names Charles
Surname Russell
Rank Private
Service no 20722
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Borthwick
Date of Birth 4/9/1889
Date of Death 26/09/1917
Age 28
Parents Peter Russell, coalminer, and Mary Russell (nee Hart)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Charles Russell
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 October 1917]: The announcement is made that Private Charles Russell, Royal Scots, has been killed in action. He was a miner in the local pits before joining up early in the war. He resided with his parents at Harvieston Terrace.
George Russell
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names George
Surname Russell
Rank Private
Service no 6973
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22-24 October 1914
Age
Parents Son of James and Mary Russell (nee Clark)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Weidendreft German Cemetery
Medals
Other information
James Russell
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname Russell
Rank Private
Service no 682
Regiment Connaught Rangers
Battalion 5th
Place of birth Newbattle
Date of Birth 13/11/1887
Date of Death 07/12/1915
Age 28
Parents James Russell, coalminer, and Mary Clark
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Doiran Memorial to the Missing, Greece
Medals
James Russell was a grocer at Gorebridge Co-operative Society. He fought in France and at Gallipoli. He Other information was killed in December 1915 but his parents did not receive confirmation of his death for ten months. Obituary : James Russell
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 October 1916]: We regret to record that another local lad has been officially reported as having laid down his life in defence of king and country. The news comes this time from far away Serbia, and the hero whose name has been added to the roll of honour of the fallen is Private James Russell, Connaught Rangers, a son of Mr James Russell, No 2 Victoria Street, Arniston. Enlisting shortly after the outbreak of hostilities, he passed through the stern fighting in Gallipoli, and after the withdrawal from the peninsula he proceeded with the foces to Salonika. Taking part in the fighting in Serbia, he was reported as having gone amissing while our army was falling back, and now, as the result of persistent enquiries, the Red Cross officials on the Eastern front have declared him to be killed. In civil life he was a grocer on the staff of the Cooperative Store and was held in high esteem by the manager, fellow employees and a wide circle of friends. Deep sympathy is felt for his parents.
Alexander Thomas Rutherford
Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names Alexander Thomas
Surname Rutherford
Rank Private
Service no 4527 Regiment Australian Army Medical Corps
Battalion 1st Australian General Hospital
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/12/1918
Age
Parents Alexander Rutherford and Margaret Dippie
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Newbattle Churchyard
Medals
Other information
James King Rutherford
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names James King
Surname Rutherford
Rank Private
Service no 41463
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Lingerwood, Parish of Newbattle
Date of Birth 05/10/1888
Date of Death 10/06/1918
Age 29
Parents Son of James and Margaret Rutherford (nee King)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Aire Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : James King Rutherford
[Dalkeith Advertiser 20 June 1918]: Mrs James Rutherford, 15 The Square, has received the sad intelligence that her husband, Private James Rutherford, KOSB, has made the supreme sacrifice on behalf of his country. Private Rutherford had been on active service abroad for about eight months. He was 29 years of age and previous to enlistment he was a plumber at the local gasworks. Being thus brought into contact with the inhabitants he was very well known and respected. He was of a very quiet and unassuming disposition. The sympathy of the whole community is with his wife and parents at this trying time.
Robert Wilton Glendinning Rutherford
Memorials
First names Robert Witton Glendinning
Surname Rutherford
Rank Captain Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th
Place of birth Eccles
Date of Birth 7/1/1880
Date of Death 28/06/1915
Age 35
Parents George Rutherford, farmer, and Jessie Rutherford (nee Glendinning)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Helles Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Wilton Glendinning Rutherford
[The Scotsman 8 July 1915]: Captain Rutherford (killed) was a son of Mr George Rutherford, Printonan, Berwickshire, and after a private course was educated at George Watson's College, where he was a medalist in modern languages in 1895-96. In civilian life he was cashier and managing clerk to Watson, Forrest, &Watt, stockbrokers. He joined in 1900, receiving a commision in 1904. He was promoted to Lieutenant in February 1905, and captain in December 1907. He was a capable company commander, and held numerous certificates, having passed with distinction for promotion to Major; passed with distinction at the School of Musketry, Hythe, 1908; and the course for proficiency in transport duties at Woolwich, 1910. He also held certificate "C" for promotion, 1914, and sat for the Regular officers' promotion examinations in tactics, military engineering, military history, topography, military law, and organisation of equipment, in which subjects he obtained certificates. He served as a subaltern under Major R. G. M'Donald, the well-known shot, for four years, succeeding him in the command of the 2nd Highland Company in December 1907. In April 1908 he became supernumerary on the merging of the Volunteer Force into the Territorial Force; was appointed Instructor of Signalling to the 9th Battalion Royal Scots for ayear; and assumed command of F (3rd Highland) Company, 4th Royal Scots, in June 1910. The deceased officer was a Rugby footballer, and played for Trinity F.C., captaining the fifteen in season 1906-7. Captain Rutherford resided at 6 Howe Street, Edinburgh. [The Watsonian War-Record 1914-1918]: The youngest son of Mr. G. Rutherford, Coldstream, was born in 1880 and entred G.W.C. in 1892. He came up the School on the Commercial side, and was Medalist in Modern Languages in 1896. He went into finance, and was managing clerk in a firm of stockbrokersat the date of mobilisation. An enthuisiast in sport, he played Rugby for Trinity XV. Joining the 4th R.S. in 1900, he was commissioned in 1904, and gained his Captincy in 1907. He was an expert in the military art from transport to military law, and was instructor in signalling in 1908. While elading his men in a bayonnet charge at the Dardenelles, he fell June 28, 1915.
Alexander Saddler
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Alexander
Surname Saddler
Rank Sergeant Major
Service no 259876
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion
Place of birth Cockpen Parish
Date of Birth 16/3/1892
Date of Death 09/11/1918
Age 26
Parents William Saddler and Mary Weir
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : Alexander Saddler
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 November 1918]: Regimental Sergt.-Major Alexander Saddler (25), R.E., who has died abroad of pneumonia, was the son of the late Mr W. Saddler, 6 Office Row, Gorebridge. The deceased was among the first to enlist at Gorebridge on the outbreak of war, and has seen considerable service. He was employed with the Arniston Coal Company before enlistment.
Fred Samuel
Dalkeith Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Frederick Woodmore
Surname Samuel
Rank Private
Service no 4889
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/03/1916 Age 18
Parents Son of Margaret Samuel, Campbell's Close, Dalkeith
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Chelmsford (Writtle Road) cemetery
Medals
Other information Fred Samuel drowned in a training accident at Chelmsford.
Juozas Sanalitis
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Juozas
Surname Sanalitis
Rank Private
Service no 42426
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/05/1918
Age 30
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Gent City Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Juozas Sanalitis was one of many Lithuanians who moved to work in the Midlothian coalfields before the war Other information and volunteered to serve his adopted country. He lived in Newtongrange with his wife Marcella and four children.
Andrew Sanderson
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Andrew
Surname Sanderson
Rank Private
Service no 2835
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Galashiels
Date of Birth 2/7/1890
Date of Death 15/10/1915
Age 25
Parents Jane Sanderson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information
William McBean Sanderson
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names William McBean
Surname Sanderson
Rank Private
Service no 3715
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 8th Bn. Place of birth Pathhead
Date of Birth 23/07/1897
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 17
Parents Son of William and Elizabeth Sanderson (nee Bathgate)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : William McBean Sanderson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 January 1917]: Pte. William Sanderson, Black Watch, who has been missing since Loos, is now officially reported killed. He is the third son of Mr William Sanderson, late of Sheriffhall Mains, Millerhill, and who now resides at Fentinew Mains, Drem.
James Sandilands
Memorials Loanhead
First names James
Surname Sandilands
Rank Private
Service no 353490
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th
Place of birth Colinton
Date of Birth 21/5/1897
Date of Death 01/08/1918
Age 22
Parents Helen Sandilands
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, France
Medals
Other information
Andrew Sclater
Memorials Loanhead
First names Andrew
Surname Sclater
Rank Private
Service no S/13399
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth 31/3/1897
Date of Death 18/08/1916
Age 19
Parents Andrew Sclater and Janet Lamb
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ovillers Military Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information Andrew Sclater was a miner with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company.
Thomas Sclater
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Thomas
Surname Sclater Rank Private
Service no S/21002
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 26/01/1896
Date of Death 24/09/1917
Age 21
Parents Only son of John and Mary Ann Sclater (nee Wilson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Thomas Sclater worked with Alex Cowans and Sons, paper manufacturers, in Edinburgh.
Albert Alexander Scorgie
Bonnyrigg Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Albert Alexander
Surname Scorgie
Rank Private
Service no S/9458
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 12/07/1893
Date of Death 08/05/1917
Age
Parents Son of William and Jane Scorgie (nee McGregor)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Albert Alexander Scorgie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 June 1917]: Mr Wm. Scorgie, Fifth Street, has received official intimation that his son, Albert, has been missing since 8th May. Private Scorgie enlisted after the outbreak of war, and after being wounded was discharged. He, however, re-enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders. Previous to his second enlistment he was employed as a brusher in the Lady Victoria Pit.
Stanas Scortolskis
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Stanas
Surname Scortolskis
Rank Gunner
Service no 243177
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion Y 50th TM Bty
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/10/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Newtongrange
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Glageon Communal Cemetery Extension Nord, France
Medals
Other information
A Scott
Memorials
First names A
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
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Alex Scott
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Cemetery Cockpen Parish Church
First names Alexander
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 10179
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/05/1915
Age
Parents Son of John Scott and Elizabeth Smith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Bonnyrigg
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard: 'His country called, he answered'.
Alexander Livingstone Scott
Memorials
First names Alexander Livingstone
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 9884
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Elphinston
Date of Birth 12/04/1891
Date of Death 20/02/1915
Age 23
Parents Youngest son of John and Elizabeth Scott (nee Smith)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Voormezeele Enclosures No 1 and No 2
Medals Other information Obituary : Alexander Livingstone Scott
[Midlothian Journal 11 June 1915]: Mr John Scott, 13 Durham Bank, Bonnyrigg, has received notice of the death of his son, Alexander Livingstone Scott, 2nd Royal Scots, while with the Expeditionary Force "Somewhere in France". Deceased was the youngest son of Mr Scott.
Andrew Hamilton Scott
Dalkeith Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Andrew Hamilton
Surname Scott
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 4th attd 6th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age 35
Parents Son of Adam C Scott and Catherine Mitchell Geddes Scott, Dalkeith Park, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
David Scott
Bonnyrigg Memorials Bonnyrigg Parish Church Cockpen Parish Church
First names David
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 30688
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 32
Parents Son of John Scott
Marriage Elizabeth Scott, 4 Hillhead, Bonnyrigg
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : David Scott
[Midlothian Journal 2 November 1917]: Mrs D. Scott has been informed that her husband, Private D. Scott, K.O.S.B., was killed in action. Prior to enlistment he was employed as a slater with Mr J. Stevens, Bonnyrigg. Private Scott, who was 22 years of age, was only three weeks at the front. His widow and family reside at 4 Hillhead, Bonnyrigg.
Forrest Scott
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Forrest
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 51635
Regiment Royal Scots Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/04/1918
Age 31
Parents Fourth son of James and Mary Scott (nee Hamilton)
Marriage Husband of Catherine Rae
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Forrest Scott
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 August 1919]: Previously reported missing between 9th and 16th April 1918, now presumed killed, Lce.-Corpl. Forrest Scott, 16th Royal Scots, fourth son of the late James Scott, High Street, Bonnyrigg, and beloved husband of Catherine Rae, Gordon Bank, Bonnyrigg.
Gilbert Gray Scott
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Gilbert Gray
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 330191
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 27 June 1895
Date of Death 28/01/1920
Age 24
Parents Son of John and Janet Scott (nee Grossart)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
Medals
Other information
J Scott
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names J
Surname Scott
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information May be J Scott on town memorial but there is also a J Scott died in 1918
James Scott Memorials Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 32913
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 16th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/03/1917
Age 36
Parents Son of James &Sarah Dickie Scott
Marriage Husband of Catherine Niven Scott, 21 Greenlaw Avenue, Paisley
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Romieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Scott
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 March 1917]: Many in Dalkeith will be grieved to learn that Mr James Scott, jun., was killed in action in France on 3rd March. He was the son of Mr Scott, who for many years was the esteemed precentor of the old Free Kirk, and latterly of St John's U.F. Church. Mr Scott, jun., was well-known for his musical abilities, both as a singer and an organist. He had such a fine tenor voice, and was never slow in giving his services to local organisations. he was particularly happy in his training of teh young. he studied and developed his vocal powers under a noted Edinburgh tenor, and for a period he was the leading tenor in old Greyfriars Church, while he moved in many musical circles in the city, and particualrly he was a keen member of Edinburgh Select Choir. Locally he will be better known through his cultured singing at the various Dalkeith amateur dramatic expositions and at meetings of the different local associations. For several years he was organist and choirmaster in East U.F. Church, Gorebridge, producing successfully popular children's cantatas and concerts periodically. Thence he transferred his activities to Dalmuir U.F. Church, and latterly settled down in paisley, where for teh past seven years he devoted much valuable time in developing the musical talents in connection with East Oakshaw U.F. Church, where he was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends, for his genial manner and his painstaking musical direction. He was a designer and received his early training with Messrs Widnell Stewart Ltd. leaving the caroet industry, he became chief deisgner to a noted Paisley shawl manufacturer. he readily responded as a Derby recruit, and after a short period of training, made all the shorter through being an efficient volunteer, he was drafted to France in the early part of this year with the H.L.I. He leaves a widow and one child. His father is still resident in Muirpark.
John Scott
Memorials Rosewell
First names John
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 52690
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 27/03/1897
Date of Death 29/10/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of Michael and Mary Scott (nee McDonald)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Vis-en-Artois Memorial to the Missing, France
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Other information
John Scott
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names John
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 15928
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Haddington
Date of Birth 17/04/1895
Date of Death 28 August 1915
Age 19 Parents Son of John and Helen Scott (nee Robertson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Scott
[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 September 1915]: We regret to have to add another to the list of gallant local youths who have offered up the supreme sacrifice in defence of king and country in the great war. This latest fallen hero is Private John Scott, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was the eldest son of Mr John Scott, Standpretty, who for many years has been a trusted and esteemed employee of Messrs Jas. Pendreigh &Son Ltd., Catcune Mills. He was just 19 years of age, and previous to enlisting was an underground employee of the Arniston Coal Company. Answering the call to arms in December last, he has been in the fighting line in France for several months. An exceptionally keen and alert soldier, his letters from the front show an ardent fighting spirit. It stands to be remembered to his credit that although during his training he met with an accident during night operations, which laid him aside in hospital and at home for nearly two months, he went overseas with the first draft from those enlisted at the same time. No official intimation of his death has yet reached his parents, the sad news having been sent by a regimental chum, Private Thomas Telfer, eldest son of Mr Robert Telfer, foreman miller, Catcune Mills. It seems that his company were leaving the trenches at two o' clock on the morning of Sunday 29th August when a shell from a German mortar gun burst amongst them, killing another five and wounding many. He was a quiet, steady-going lad. His death has brought a great wave of sympathy to his parents. This makes four soldiers killed in action belonging to the Fushiebridge patriotic quarter of a mile.
John Scott
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no S/18020
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/10/1916
Age 30
Parents Son of Archibald and Margaret Scott, Stob's Farm, Gorebridge
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Warlencourt British Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Scott
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 July 1917]: Mrs Scott, Stobs Farm, Gorebridge, has been officially informed that her son, Private John Scott, Cameron Highlanders, previously reported wounded and missing is now presumed to have been killed in action on 18th October 1916. Scott, who was thirty years of age, had been wounded on another occasion. In civil life he was employed as a chauffeur in Edinburgh. He was a brother-in-law of Sergt. Mitchell, Camerons (a county policeman), who recently won the Military Medal.
John Scott
Memorials Penicuik
First names John
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 5450
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 14/11/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie
Medals
Other information
Robert Scott
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Robert
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no S/43613
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/09/1916
Age 21
Parents Only son of Mrs Scott, Ironmills, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Known as Bert. Obituary : Robert Scott
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 September 1917]: Mrs Scott, Iron Mills Cottages, Dalkeith has received intimation that her only son, Private Robert Scott, of the Gordon Highlanders, who was reported wounded and missing on 6th September 1916, is now officially presumed to have died on that date. The deceased was in his 21st year. He was a young man of considerable promise and was formerly employed in the Bank of Scotland, Lasswade.
Robert Scott
Memorials Newbattle Cemetery
First names Robert
Surname Scott
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Other information Born 1896
Robert Dewar Scott
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names Robert Dewar
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 3240
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 3rd Field Ambulance
Place of birth Pumpherston
Date of Birth 13/1/1886
Date of Death 31/07/1915
Age 29
Parents Son of Andrew and Mary Scott (nee Dewar)
Marriage
Family casualties Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Before the war, Robert D Scott was a regular soldier with the Highland Light Infantry and worked with MacTaggart, Scott and Company in Loanhead. He returned to active service at the beginning of the war. He Other information was invalided home to Reading Military Hospital in May 1915. He was buried in Loanhead Cemetery with full military honours.
William Scott
Memorials Loanhead
First names William
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 9571
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/03/1916
Age 44
Parents Son of George and Elizabeth Scott, Cockpen
Marriage Joan Logue Scott, 6 Carnethy Street, Loanhead
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Béthune Town Cemetery, France
Medals
Other information William Scott served in the Boer War and re-enlisted at the outbreak of war.
William Scott
Lasswade Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names William
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 330100
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 01/05/1894
Date of Death 22/03/1918
Age 23
Parents Son of Catherine Scott
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Scott
[Dalkeith Advertiser 25 April 1918]: Mrs Scott, West Mill, Lasswade, has recently received word from the War Office that her youngest son, Private W. Scott, Royal Scots, was killed in action on March 21st. He has served with the Colours since August 1914.
William Scott
Memorials
First names William
Surname Scott
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Mary Walker
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not on CWGC?
Medals
William Scott is commemorated on the family headstone in Carrington churchyard PROBABLY SAME ONE Other information ON MEMORIAL
William Scott
Dalkeith Dalkeith New Cemetery Memorials Newbattle Parish Church West Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no 26118
Regiment Durham Light Infantry
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 29/12/1897
Date of Death 01/10/1915
Age 17
Parents James Scott and Elspit 'Elsie' Scott (nee Valentine)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
Medals
Willie Scott enlisted in the 19th Hussars before transfer to the Durham Light Infantry. The date of his death is Other information given as 30 September 1915 on the family headstone (lair I98).
William Scott
Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names William
Surname Scott
Rank Sergeant
Service no 4051
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 17/07/1887
Date of Death 22/07/1916
Age 29
Parents Son of William and Christina Scott (nee Young)
Marriage Christina Scott, 8 Lindsay Place, Shottstown, Penicuik
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Scott
[Midlothian Journal 4 August 1916]: Sergeant Wm. Scott, Royal Scots, who was killed on 22nd, was an enthusiastic Volunteer and Territorial, and had ten or twelve year's serveice. He was called up at the beginning of the war, and after being at the front for several months was invalided home. Five months ago he was again sent to the front. His widow, who resides at Lindsay Place, has four young children. He was 29 years of age, and was formerly employed at Valleyfield Mill, and with Messrs James Tait &Sons.
William Bell Scott
Carrington Churchyard Memorials Carrington Parish Church
First names William Bell
Surname Scott
Rank Private
Service no S/1648
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Cockpen Parish
Date of Birth 27/2/1874
Date of Death 27/09/1915
Age
Parents Son of James and Isabella Scott (nee King)
Marriage Husband of Mary Walker
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Bell Scott
[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 December 1915]: Private William Bell Scott, 10th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who was killed in action in France on September 27th, was a miner in Whitehill Colliery, Rosewell. Scott was over seventeen years in the Army, belonging to the 93rd, and he served most of his time in India, and received a medal for service there. He resided at Whitefaugh, Rosewell, and leaves a widow and four children.
Robert M Seath
Memorials Rosewell
First names Robert Moffat
Surname Seath
Rank Private
Service no 93886
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 12/04/1892
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age 25
Parents Son of John and Mary Seath (nee Moffat)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert M Seath
[Dalkeith Advertiser 16 May 1918]: Intimation has been received by Mr and Mrs J. Seath, Dunraven Cottage, Rosewell, that their eldest son, Pte Robert M. Seath. R.A.M.C., has been killed in action. Before enlisting he was employed in Whitehill Colliery, Rosewell, and was a member of the mine rescuing brigade.
David Selkirk
Memorials Lodge Gorebridge Dundas No 1039
First names David
Surname Selkirk
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
James Shankie
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial) Newton Parish Churchyard
First names James
Surname Shankie
Rank Private
Service no 21/477
Regiment Durham Light Infantry
Battalion 18th Bn.
Place of birth Newton
Date of Birth 29/05/1879
Date of Death 05/05/1918
Age 38
Parents Son of Thomas and Jane Shankie (nee Hunter)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted
CWGC Newton Parish Churchyard
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Shankie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 May 1918]: The death took place at Whalley Hospital on Sunday of Private James Shankie, signaller, Durham Light Infantry, sixth son of Mr Thos. Shankie, Craigesk Cottages, formerly of Campend. Private Shankie, who had been in France for over two years was severely wounded in action on 13th April, and brought to this country for treatment, but succumbed to his injuries. For many years in the employment of Messrs Mitchell Bros., grocers, he was well known and highly esteemed and his death will be lamented by a wide circle of friends. He was in his 39th year. A brother is serving with the Lothian and Border Horse. The funeral takes place at the family burying ground at Newton Churchyard today.
Alexander Sharp
Newbattle United Free Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Alexander
Surname Sharp
Rank Private
Service no S/40375
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/04/1917
Age 23
Parents Son of Mrs Sharp 80 Abbeyland, Newtongrange
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras
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Other information Obituary : Alexander Sharp
[Dalkeith Advertiser 24 May 1917]: Mrs Sharp, 80 Abbeyland, has received official intimation that her son, Private Alexander Sharp, Gordon Highlanders, died on 29th April of wounds received in action. He was 23 years of age, and enlisted in Lovat's Scouts shortly after the outbreak of war. Previous to enlistment he was an oncostman in Lingerwood Pit.
David Shaw Easthouses Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names David
Surname Shaw
Rank Gunner
Service no 951520
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 56th Bty., 34th Bde.
Place of birth Easthouses, Parish of Newbattle
Date of Birth 21/08/1894
Date of Death 12/08/1917
Age 23
Parents Eldest son of John and Marion Shaw (nee Stoddart)
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CWGC New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ypres
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 October 1917]: Intimation has been received by Mr John Shaw that his son, Gunner David Shaw, R.F.A., has given his life for King and country. Gunner Shaw, who was nearly 23 years of age, enlisted two years ago, and has been eight months in France.
James Shaw
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names James
Surname Shaw
Rank Private
Service no 24058
Regiment Canadian Infantry
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 22/4/1894
Date of Death 16/11/1915
Age 21
Parents John Shaw, hammerman, and Sarah Ann Callaghan
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CWGC La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Belgium
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Enlisted in King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1912, but was back working as a warehouseman for J Stubbs &Son, Stationers, Edinburgh later that year. Joined Army Service Corps in Manchester in 1913. Sailed for Other information Canada in 1913. Joined 13th Batt, Canadian Contingent, England in October 1914. 45th Canadian Highlanders at Aldershot in January 1915. Left for France in January 1915. 13th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force.
James Shaw
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Shaw
Rank Private
Service no 13560
Regiment Dragoon Guards
Battalion 5th
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/03/1918
Age
Parents Nephew of Mr and Mrs A Scott, 72 High Street, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties Residence Dalkeith
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John Shaw
Easthouses Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names John
Surname Shaw
Rank Private
Service no 130001
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth 25/09/1896
Date of Death 28/03/1918
Age 22
Parents Second son of John and Marion Shaw (nee Stoddart)
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CWGC Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 May 1918]: Mr and Mrs John Shaw have received from the War Office the sad intimation that their son, Private John Shaw, Scottish Rifles, has fallen in action. Private Shaw enlisted in November 1916, and had been in France for 13 months. He took part in the battles of Yrpes, Vimy Ridge, and other engagements. He was 21 years of age. The sympathy of the whole community goes out to his parents at this time, especially as his brother his parents at this time, especially as his brother also gave his life for his country some time ago.
William Shearer
Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery
First names William
Surname Shearer
Rank Driver
Service no 42744
Regiment Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion 9th Bty., 3rd Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/10/1917
Age
Parents Nephew of Miss B. Shearer, of Thornton, Eskbank, Dalkeith
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CWGC Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
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John Johnston Shepherd Roslin Memorials Roslin UF Church
First names John Johnston
Surname Shepherd
Rank Private
Service no 40910
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Inverkeithing
Date of Birth 01/08/1895
Date of Death 27/11/1916
Age 21
Parents Son of James and Janet Shepherd (nee Johnston)
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CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery
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[Midlothian Journal 22 December 1916]: Private John Shepherd, 9th Royal Scots, attached H.L.I. has died in France as a result of wounds received in action. He was wounded about the middle of November in the ankle with shrapnel, and after two amputations blood poisoning set in, and he gradually succumbed. His mother received notification from the War Office, and was allowed to witness the end of her son in France. He was very well known and respected in Roslin, and was an assistant grocer with Mr Judge. He was of a bright cheery disposition, and well liked by all. He belonged to Inverkeithing. His brother James has been on active service with the Camerons in France. At present he is in this country recovering from wounds.
Charles Simmons
Memorials Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names Charles
Surname Simmons
Rank
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth 1883
Date of Death
Age
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CWGC
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Arthur Neil Simpson
Cranston Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Arthur Neil
Surname Simpson
Rank Corporal
Service no 3456
Regiment The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Battalion 1st/10th
Place of birth Whitehill, Parish of Dalkeith
Date of Birth 19/03/1894
Date of Death 16/06/1915
Age 22
Parents Son of Joseph and Jessie Thorburn Simpson (nee Storm)
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Other information Commemorated on the Simpson family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair E79). Obituary : Arthur Neil Simpson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 July 1916]: Official intimation has just been received that Corporal A. N. Simpson (3456), Liverpool Scottish, was killed in action on 16th June 1915. He was the son of Mr J. Simpson, teacher, Schoolhouse, Cousland.
George Alexander Simpson
Memorials
First names George Alexander
Surname Simpson
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 21878
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 14th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/09/1918
Age 26
Parents Son of George and Mary Ann Simpson
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CWGC Grootebeek British Cemetery
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Other information George Simpson is commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Cemetery.
James Simpson
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names James Dinnie
Surname Simpson
Rank Private
Service no 42636
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 24/04/1899
Date of Death 21/09/1918
Age 19
Parents John Simpson, canvasser, and Euphemia White
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Residence
Enlisted CWGC Meath Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, France
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Other information Initially in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, enlisting in July 1917, before moving to The Cameronians
William Kinghorn Simpson
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names William Kinghorn
Surname Simpson
Rank Gunner
Service no 3542
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 61st Div Trench Mortar Bty.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of George and Mary Ann Simpson
Marriage
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CWGC Aubers Ridge British Cemetery, Aubers
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Other information William Simpson is commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Cemetery. Obituary : William Kinghorn Simpson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 August 1916]: Constable George Simpson, Straiton, received intimation from the War Office on Friday that his son, Private William Simpson, of the RFA had been killed in action. The deceased, who was twenty years of age, was a trench mortar bomb thrower. He was home on Furlough about a month ago. Another son of Constable Simpson is serving with the Colours.
W P Simpson
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names William Pentland
Surname Simpson
Rank Sergeant
Service no 85189
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 5/6/1884
Date of Death 12/06/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of James and Ann Simpson (nee Pentland)
Marriage Husband of Janet Redpath
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 June 1917]: We regret to announce that another local soldier has made the supreme sacrifice for King and country. This is Sergt. William Simpson, R.F.A., whose young wife, the only daughter of Mr William Redpath, shepherd, Arniston Mains, has received intimiation that he gallant husband died of wounds received in the recent fighting on the Western Front. He was just over 30 years of age, and in civil life was an employee of the Arniston Coal Company. Of a genial personality he was well known and highly respected in the district. Endowed with good vocal powers he was at one time an enthusiastic member of Stobhill Parish Church, as well as a keen member of its Young Men's Guild. Enlisting shortly after the outbreak of the war, he had seen considerable fighting. His last turn home was last year when he took that opportunity to get married. Great sympathy has gone out to his young widow. Three of the Sergeant's brothers - i.e., John in the Canadians; Frank in the Royal Scots; Robert in the Royal Scots; and a brother-in-law, Lieut. John Herbert, R.N. - are on active service "somewhere".
George Sinclair
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names George Walker Surname Sinclair
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/09/1918
Age 26
Parents Son of George Ramsay Sinclair and Mary Georgina Sinclair
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 October 1918]: The death is announced as having occurred in action on the 27th September of Second-Lieutenant George Walker Sinclair, Royal Scots. The deceased officer was the elder son of the late Mr George R. Sinclair, Hillhead Park, Broomieknowe (Walker &Sinclair, Edinburgh), and of Mrs Sinclair, 10 Hillside Street, Edinburgh. He was 26 years of age.
James Sinclair
Memorials Howgate Church
First names James
Surname Sinclair
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 10574
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/05/1915
Age 25
Parents James A and Clementina McDonald Sinclair
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James Sinclair
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Lasswade Free Church Roll of Honour
First names James
Surname Sinclair
Rank Private
Service no 45508
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 23/03/1878
Date of Death 26/10/1918
Age 40
Parents Son of James and Helen Sinclair (nee Williamson)
Marriage Husband of Christina Law
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CWGC Lijssentthoek British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals Other information Obituary : James Sinclair
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 7 November 1918]: Mrs Sinclair, 47 Dundas Street, Bonnyrigg, has been notified that her husband, Pte. James Sinclair, Scottish Rifles, succumbed at a Casualty Clearing Station, on 26th October to the effects of wounds received in action ten days previously. Pte. Sinclair, who was 40 years of age, enlisted in January last, and was formerly employed in one of the local works. His mother resides at 3 Polton Street, Bonnyrigg. He came of an old Bonnyrigg family and was a grandson of the late Mr R. Williamson.
J Sinclair
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names John
Surname Sinclair
Rank Private
Service no 330162
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/03/1917
Age 43
Parents John and Janet Sinclair
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CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
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Thomas Sinclair
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Silver Band
First names Thomas
Surname Sinclair
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 40105
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age
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Thomas Sinclair
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names Thomas
Surname Sinclair
Rank Private
Service no 19642
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 08/05/1889
Date of Death 01/07/1916 Age 27
Parents Son of Henry and Marion Sinclair (nee Thomson)
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Residence Penicuik
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Other information Obituary : Thomas Sinclair
[Midlothian Journal 9 March 1917]: Mr Henry Sinclair, Peebles Road, has now been officially informed that his son, private Thomas Sinclair, royal Scots, who was previously reported missing, is now reported killed on 1st July 1916. Deceased, who was previously employed with Messrs James Brown &Co., Ltd., Eskmills, joined the Royal Scots in December, 1914, and formed one of the thirty men who joined the same battalion, and took part in the great push on 1st July last. Few of his comrades escaped the ordeal. Deceased was a member of the local lodge of Free Gardeners.
Thomas Sinclair
Memorials Penicuik
First names Thomas G
Surname Sinclair
Rank Acting Bombardier
Service no 45623
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 112th Bde
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 02/08/1890
Date of Death 02/08/1917
Age
Parents Son of John and Sarah Sinclair (nee Linton)
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Thomas Smith Sinnott
Memorials Penicuik
First names Thomas Smith
Surname Sinnott
Rank Private
Service no 40333
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 7th/8th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 05/06/1891
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 25
Parents Son of Elizabeth Sinnott
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
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Dan Sked
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names Daniel Potter
Surname Sked
Rank Private Service no 42822
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 16th Field Ambulance
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 10/10/1888
Date of Death 31/05/1918
Age 29
Parents Son of James Sked, coalminer, and Sarah Sked (nee Potter)
Marriage Husband of Annie R Fraser
Family casualties
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CWGC Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, France
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Loanhead cemetery.
Duncan Slessor
Memorials West Church, Dalkeith
First names Duncan
Surname Slessor
Rank Private
Service no 43352
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age
Parents
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Residence
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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James Small
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names James
Surname Small
Rank Private
Service no 5461
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 22/01/1893
Date of Death 13/01/1916
Age 23
Parents Third son of James and Agnes Small (nee Melvin)
Marriage
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Residence Milton Bridge
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CWGC Villers-Bocage Communal Cemetery Extension
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James Small was employed at Dalmore papermill and was a member of the Thistle Lodge of Free Other information Gardeners. He was accidentally killed by a stone fall when digging a trench.
James B Small
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial First names James B
Surname Small
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James Small
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names James Fraser
Surname Small
Rank Corporal
Service no 65286
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 192nd Bde
Place of birth Lanarkshire
Date of Birth 24/02/1881
Date of Death 10/11/1917
Age 36
Parents Youngest son of John and Janet Small (nee Campbell)
Marriage Husband of Catherine Urquhart
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CWGC Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : James Small
[Dalkeith Advertiser 22 November 1917]: Mrs Small, 60 Albion Road, Edinburgh, has received official information that her husband, Corporal James Fraser Small 65286, R.G.A., died of wounds on the 10th November at Macedonia. Prior to enlistment he was a tailor with Mr Anderson, George Street, Edinburgh, and was well known in athletic circles. He was the youngest son of the late Mr John Small, Dundas Street, Bonnyrigg, and was 36 years of age. He was well known in the Bonnyrigg district, and many friends will regret to learn of his early demise.
Joseph Smart
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Joseph
Surname Smart
Rank Trooper
Service no 120586
Regiment Lothians and Border Horse
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/03/1917
Age 29
Parents Youngest son of Mr and Mrs William Smart, Gilmerton Grange, Gilmerton, formerly of Dalkeith
Marriage Husband of Walterina T Smart, Harehead, Pranshaws, Duns
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CWGC Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France Medals
Other information Obituary : Joseph Smart
[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 April 1917]: Intimation has been received of the death of Trooper Joseph Smart, of the Lothian and Border Horse, who succumbed in a stationary hospital at Boulogne on 25th March to the effects of gunshot wounds received in action two days previously. Trooper Smart enlisted over a year ago, and had served for about six months in France. He was the youngest son of Mr William Smart, Gilmerton Grange, and formerly of Dalkeith, and his widow resides at Halltree, Heriot.
Archibald J Smith
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Archibald J
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 3354
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 17/03/1915
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[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Books IV. and V: Landward Parishes]: In loving memory of Archibald J. Smith, Argyll &Sutherland Highlanders, killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, 17th March, 1915, aged 24 and a half years; Also his cousins, Company Sergeant-Major A. Doherty, 10th Highland Light Infantry, killed in action, 18th March, 1916, aged 32 years, and interred in Pleuegstreert Cemetery, Belgium; And Quartermaster Sergeant J. Doherty, reported missing, 21st March, 1918, presumed killed on that date, 2-5th. Seaforths, aged 24 and a half years. German snipers claimed Archibald Smith as a victim. News came to the burgh from a cousin of Private A. J. Smith that the latter had been shot through the head. His father received confirmation from the War Office that his son had been killed in action in France on Wednesday, the 17th March, 1915. His family went from Peebles many years ago. Prior to joining the Argyll &Sutherland Highlanders, the deceased was engaged working at the pits near Polmont, and later, was on Home Defence at Whitby in the month of September when the Germans attacked that town and its abbey. Two months before he fell, Private Smith was drafted from the 2nd to the 1st Battalion, and was ordered to the Front. He joined up at Stirling in September, 1914; went to France in February, 1915; and fell in six weeks. He was never at home. He had two brothers serving.
Brunton Smith
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Brunton
Surname Smith
Rank Guardsman
Service no 15058
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Newcraighall
Date of Birth 17/07/1892
Date of Death 31/07/1917
Age 25
Parents Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Smith (nee Moffat)
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 23 August 1917]: Killed in action, on the 31 July, Pte. Brunton Smith, Scots Guards, beloved son of Elizabeth Moffat, and the late Alfred Smith, and grandson of James Moffat, Elgin Cottages, Bonnyrigg.
Brunton Smith Memorials Loanhead
First names Brunton
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 330076
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 8/3/1897
Date of Death 30/07/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of William and Euphemia Smith (nee Hogg)
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CWGC Senlis French National Cemetery, France
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Before the war, Brunton Smith was drummer boy with the local Territorials. He died in hospital after being Other information severely gassed.
Brunton Smith
Roslin Memorials Roslin Old Cemetery Roslin UF Church
First names Brunton
Surname Smith
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 330346
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 13/07/1882
Date of Death 24/03/1918
Age 35
Parents Son of Brunton and Jane Smith (nee Laurie)
Marriage Husband of Helen Webster Smith, Gairnside, Roslin
Family casualties
Residence Roslin
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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C or G Smith
Memorials
First names C or G Surname Smith
Rank Pte
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1918
Age
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Charles Smith
Memorials Loanhead
First names Charles
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 5333
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 8/7/1897
Date of Death 02/07/1916
Age 19
Parents Brunton Smith, coal miner, and Mary Munro
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CWGC Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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Charlie Smith was a miner with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company. He attended Loanhead Parish Church Other information and assisted with the church choir and Sunday school. He was died on the eve of his nineteenth birthday. Obituary : Charles Smith
[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 July 1916]: A recent official list contains the name of C. Smith (5333), Royal Scots, Loanhead as having died from wounds.
James Louis Smith
Memorials Carrington Parish Church
First names James Louis
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 40148
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 16th Bn
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 04/01/1896
Date of Death 18/11/1918
Age
Parents Son of John and Margaret Smith (nee Garmstone)
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CWGC Cologne Southern Cemetery
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John Smith
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names John
Surname Smith
Rank Private
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John Smith
Memorials Lasswade Parish Church
First names John
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1918
Age
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John Smith
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Silver Band St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 3028
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/03/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Emma Smith, 4 Dunlop Terrace, Penicuik
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Enlisted CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
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Other information Date of death on memorial is 23 March 1916
John S Smith
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names John Simpson
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 285036
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st/6th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 13/03/1897
Date of Death 29/07/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of William H and Elizabeth Smith (nee Simpson)
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CWGC Chambrecy British Cemetery
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Peter Smith
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Peter
Surname Smith
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 7694
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 04/10/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of John and Charlotte Smith, 4 Office Row, Arniston
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Other information Obituary : Peter Smith
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 October 1917]: Corporal Peter Smith, K.O.S.B., who is reported to have been killed in action, was a reservist, and was called up on the outbreak of war. Four other brothers were members of the original expeditionary Force. Smith was employed as a miner with the Arniston Coal Company, Gorebridge. His parents reside at 4 Office Row, Arniston.
Robert Smith
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Lasswade
First names Robert
Surname Smith
Rank Gunner
Service no 107105
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 95th Siege Bty.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 12/01/1883
Date of Death 03/08/1917 Age 34
Parents Son of Gordon and Janet Smith (nee Millar)
Marriage Husband of Margaret R Maxwell
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Other information Obituary : Robert Smith
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 September 1917]: Mrs Smith, Calderwood Glen Cottage, Lasswade, has received intimation that her husband, Gunner R. Smith, Royal Garrison Artillery, has been killed in action. He was the youngest son of Mr Gordon Smith, gardener, St. Leonard's, and previous to enlistment was head gardener with Colonel Stewart, Murdostoun Castle, Lanarkshire.
Robert Alexander Smith
Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery Memorials Rosewell
First names Robert Alexander
Surname Smith
Rank Rifleman
Service no 375922
Regiment London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 06/06/1899
Date of Death 25/07/1918
Age 19
Parents Second son of James and Isabella Smith (nee Lean)
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Hawthornden Cemetery. Obituary : Robert Alexander Smith
[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 September 1919]: After a long period of anxious waiting, Mr James Smith, postmaster, Rosewell, has received intimation from the War Office that his second youngest surviving son, Rifleman Robert Alexander Smith, 8th City of London Regiment P.O. Rifles, who was posted missing on 25th July 1918, is now "presumed dead for official purposes." Rifleman Smith was only 19 years of age at the time he was reported missing, had over a year's service in the Army, and was only a short time in France. Previous to enlistment he was a postman at the Rosewell Post Office, and was exceptionally well known in the village and district, where his amiable and obliging disposition won him the love and respect of all with whom he came in contact.
Robert Rutherford Smith
Lasswade School War Memorial Newbattle Churchyard Memorials Newbattle Parish Church Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names Robert Rutherford
Surname Smith
Rank Second Lieutentant
Service no
Regiment Machine Gun Corps
Battalion 196th Coy.
Place of birth Easthouses, Parish of Newbattle
Date of Birth 03/03/1891
Date of Death 20/09/1917
Age 26
Parents Son of William and Elizabeth Smith (nee Rutherford)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : Robert Rutherford Smith
[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 September 1917]: Mrs Smith, Heath House, has received a telegram from the War Office saying that her son, Second Lieutenant Robert R. Smith, has fallen in action on Thursday, 20th inst. He enlisted in March 1915 into the Royal Scots, and after a few months was appointed Sergeant Drill Instructor at Glencorse. He then went in for his commission and was drafted to France in May 1917, and was attached to the Machine Gun Corps. Before enlisting he was a school teacher. After passing through the local public school, and the Lasswade Higher Grade, he attended the Training College in Edinburgh, and thereafter received an appointment in Anstruther, acting as a temprary headmaster for a time.
Samuel Smith
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Samuel
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 330313
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/08/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of Isabella Smith, 20 Main Street, Newtongrange.
Marriage
Family casualties
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CWGC Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : Samuel Smith
[Dalkeith Advertiser 23 August 1917]: Mrs Smith, 20 Main Street, has received intimation that her son, Private Samuel Smith, Royal Scots, has fallen in action. Private Smith enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war, previous to which he was in the employment of the Lothian Coal Co., Ltd. He was an enthusiastic worker in the local Band of Hope, which now mourns the loss of two of its workers within a few days. His relatives have the deepest sympathy of the whole community.
Samuel Brown Smith
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church
First names Samuel Brown
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 330313
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Whitehill, Parish of Dalkeith
Date of Birth 30/05/1895
Date of Death 16/08/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of John and Isabella Smith (nee Archibald)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Samuel Smith worked with the Lothian Coal Company and was a member of the Newtongrange branch of the Other information Band of Hope.
Thomas McLean Smith
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Churchyard, Dalkeith
First names Thomas McLean
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no M2/148012
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion Mechanical Transport
Place of birth Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/10/1918
Age 30
Parents Alexander Smith and Margaret McLean
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the Smith family headstone in St Nicholas Buccleuch Churchyard, Dalkeith, Scotland.
W Smith
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names W
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC
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William Smith
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Smith
Rank
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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William Smith
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik
First names William
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 330581 Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/07/1917
Age 25
Parents Son of James Smith and Mary Smith (nee Menzies)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Also commemorated on the family headstone at lair N65 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : William Smith
[Midlothian Journal 10 August 1917]: On Friday morning last, Mrs James Smith, Beech Place, received official notification of the death of her youngest son, Private W. Smith, Royal Scots, who died of wounds on 29th July. He enlisted on 29th April, 1915, and had seen considerable service. Two older brothers are serving - George, the eldest is in the R.A.M.C. in India, and Robert is in the Royal Scots. The latter will be remembered as a member of Penicuik Silver band. Mrs Smith is a daughter of the late Mr Robert Menzies, one of the first colour-sergeants in the Valleyfield Coimpany of Volunteers. previous to enlisting Private Smith, who was about 25 years of age, was employed in Valleyfield Paper Mill, and he was a member of the Thistle Lodge of Free Gardeners.
William Smith
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 205491
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/02/1919
Age 39
Parents Second son of Mr and Mrs William Smith
Marriage Husband of Margaret Samuel, Campbell's Close, Dalkeith
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Newbattle Old Cemetery
Medals
Other information William Smith died at Noranside sanatorium, Forfar.
William Smith
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names William
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 53728
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/07/1918
Age 18
Parents Son of William and Mrs A Smith, Bonnyrigg
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouc
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Smith [Midlothian Journal 16 August 1918]: Information has been received by Mrs Wm. Smith, 29 Polton Street, Bonnyrigg, that her son Private Wm. Smith, R.S.F., has been killed. Before enlistment Private Smith was employed at Arniston Colliery.
William Smith
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Cemetery Lasswade Parish Church
First names William
Surname Smith
Rank Guardsman
Service no 10004
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 15/05/1891
Date of Death 30/07/1917
Age 26
Parents Son of William and Grace Smith (nee Arnott)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard.
William Smith
Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names William
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 205491
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents Son of William and Annie Smith, of Dalkeith
Marriage Husband of Margaret Smith, Campbells Close. Dalkeith
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Newbattle Old Cemetery
Medals
Other information
William Badger Smith
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Penicuik Penicuik Silver Band Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names William Badger
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 41385
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age Parents Son of Jack and Emma Smith, 20 Kirkhill, Penicuik, Midlothian
Marriage Husband of Margaret Smith
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : William Badger Smith
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 8 June 1917]: Last week-end Mrs Wm. Smith, 11 John street (late The Square), received intimation that her husband, Private Wm. Badger Smith, Royal scots, had been killed in action on 23rd April. Deceased, who was 34 years of age, was for several years a drummer in the local pipe band in connection with the Volunteers and Territorials. When the Penicuik Silver Band joined the local Territorial regiment he enlisted as drummer, and for a period acted as drum-major for one of the home battalions. On proceeding to France the band was disbanded. he was formerly employed in the Valleyfield Paper Mill, and was well known and highly esteemed in the locality. He came off soldier families, both the grandfathers having been long in the Army. His father, who died shortly after joining up, was an ex-Black Watch bandsman, and saw active service in Egypt. He was later drum-major in the local battalion of Volunteers and Territorials, and leader of Penicuik Town's Band. Private Smith was well known as a football player.
William Derryman Smith
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names William Derryman
Surname Smith
Rank Private
Service no 32664
Regiment Border Regiment
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/12/1917
Age
Parents Son of Alexander and Elizabeth D Smith
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : William Derryman Smith
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book Two]: Official intimation was received by Mr and Mrs Alexander Smith, 2 Elcho Street, Peebles, of the death of Private William Derryman Smith, of the Border Regiment, their youngest son. Private Smith, who was a single man, was 26 years of age. He was well-known as a football player. He joined up in the spring of 1917, and went out to France in the following summer. The following is the letter received by Private Smith's parents: "I regret to have to inform you that on 2nd December last your son, Private William Smith, made the last sacrifice for his country. He died gallantly while advancing with his comrades to the attack on the German position. He will be greatly missed by the company, and we all wish to convey to you our deepest sympathy in your sad bereavement."
George Sneddon
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names George
Surname Sneddon
Rank Private
Service no 13248
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/10/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Mary Chalmers Sneddon, 6 Hamilton Street, Lochgelly
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Carnieres Communal Cemetery Extension
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James Sneddon
Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names James
Surname Sneddon
Rank Private
Service no 12114
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/06/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery
Medals
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Ernest Alfred Snelling
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Ernest Alfred
Surname Snelling
Rank Air Mechanic 1st Class
Service no
Regiment Royal Flying Corps
Battalion Attd 1st Heavy Bty., Canadian Artillery
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/11/1917
Age 23
Parents Son of John and Charlotte Snelling
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres
Medals
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John White Somerville
Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith Congregational Church
First names John White
Surname Somerville
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Marine Light Infantry
Battalion 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/06/1916
Age 34
Parents Youngest son of Robert and Anne Jane Somerville, Glencairn, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bois-de-Noulette British Cemetery, Aix-Noulette
Medals
Other information Obituary : John White Somerville
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 June 1916]: Second Lieut. John W. Somerville, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, youngest son of Mr Robert Somerville, Glencairn, Dalkeith has been killed in action. Lieut. Somerville had chosen the sculptor's art as his profession and had attained considerable success, particularly with animal subjects. He exhibited in the Royal Academy, London, in 1912 a pleasing group, entitled "The Bull Fight," and his work was seen on more than one occasion in the Royal Scottish Academy. He leaves a widow and one child.
John Spears
Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names John
Surname Spears
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the Spears family headstone in Newbattle Old Churchyard. Killed at Arras in 1917.
John Speirs
Memorials Penicuik Co-operative Association Ltd
First names John Elliot
Surname Speirs
Rank Private
Service no 19655
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of William and Hannah Elliot Speirs, Galashiels
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
Henry Stanley
Memorials Loanhead
First names Henry
Surname Stanley
Rank Corporal
Service no 7617
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 7th
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 11/2/1884
Date of Death 26/09/1915
Age 31
Parents Thomas Stanley and Agnes Jack
Marriage Isabella Stanley, 28 High Street, Loanhead Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : Henry Stanley
[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 October 1915]: Word was received in Loanhead this week that another local lad has laid down his life serving King and country on the field of battle in France. This is Lance-Corporal Henry Stanley, of the Royal Scottish Fusiliers, who was formerly employed as a miner with the Shotts Iron Company, and resides at West End Cottages. He had seen previous service in the Field Artillery, but re-enlisted in the Fusiliers on the outbreak of the present war. He leaves a widow and four children.
Charles Victor Stisted Stark
Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names Charles Victor Stisted
Surname Stark
Rank Private
Service no 330073
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth 3 Houses, Westerbridge, Lasswade
Date of Birth 01/07/1897
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age
Parents Son of Robert and Hunter Stark (nee Neilson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Charles Victor Stisted Stark
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 April 1918]: Pte. Charles Stark, Royal Scots (killed), is a son of Pte. Robert Stark, Milton Mill, Glencorse. He had been on active service since the beginning of the war, and was previously employed in Eskmills, Penicuik.
D Stark
Memorials Dalkeith
First names D
Surname Stark
Rank Private
Service no 17388
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/10/1916
Age 39
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs David Stark, 6 Allan Street, Leith
Marriage Husband of Christina Stark
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : D Stark
[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 November 1916]: Intimation has been received by Mrs Stark, 3 Jane Place, Eskbank, that her husband, Private David Stark, of the Cameron Highlanders, has made the supreme sacrifice on the field of battle. Private Stark enlisted since the outbreak of the war, and was formerly employed for several years with Mr George Baillie, fruiterer and market gardener.
Martin Fuchia Stark Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Martin Fuchia
Surname Stark
Rank Private
Service no 2492
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 22/06/1893
Date of Death 14/05/1915
Age 22
Parents Son of James and Mary Stark (nee Veitch)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Thomas Stark died 30/10/1918
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Martin Stark was one of four brothers who served. Obituary : Martin Fuchia Stark
[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 May 1915]: A lance-corporal in the 1st Battalion the Royal Scots, writing to a party in Penicuik, states that his messmate, Martin Stark, had been killed ... Stark, whose parents reside at Loanburn, Penicuik, belonged to the 3rd Battalion, and was drafted to the 1st Battalion. He was invalided at the bombardment of Hartlepool, and on his recovery was sent to the front.
Thomas Hunter Stark
Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Memorials Penicuik St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Thomas Hunter
Surname Stark
Rank Driver
Service no 220209
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 4th Bty.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 22/03/1898
Date of Death 30/10/1918
Age
Parents Son of James and Mary Stark (nee Veitch)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Martin Stark died 14/5/1916
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Rawalpindi War Cemetery
Medals
Thomas Stark was a carter with T &W Kerr, a coal merchant's business in Penicuik. He was one of four Other information brothers who served.
John Steadman
Dalkeith James Dawson &Co., Dalkeith Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial) St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Steadman
Rank Sergeant
Service no 355638
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/02/1918
Age 37
Parents Youngest son of Sergeant and Mrs Thomas Steadman Marriage Mary Sneddon
Family casualties Brother of Thomas Steadman kia 28/1/1915
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Mendinghem Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the Steadman family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard. Obituary : John Steadman
[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 February 1918]: Official intimation has been made to Mrs Steadman, 91 High Street, that her husband, Sergeant John Steadman, H.L.I., who was last week reported to be seriously wounded in the thigh, succumbed to his injuries, on the 20th inst., in a casualty clearing station in France. The deceased, whose death will be lamented by a wide circle of friends in Dalkeith, was an ardent Freemason and a member of Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No.10. In civil life he was employed for 23 years in the Dalkeith Brush Factory, and was 39 years of age.
Thomas Steadman
Dalkeith Dalkeith New Burial Ground Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith West Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Steadman
Rank Corporal
Service no 4664
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/01/1915
Age 43
Parents
Marriage Margaret Darling
Family casualties Brother of John Steadman kia 20/2/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Ploegsteert memorial, Belgium
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in the New Burial Ground, Dalkeith. Obituary : Thomas Steadman
[Midlothian Journal 12 February 1915]: A letter was received at Dalkeith last week from Captain John Richardson, the officer commanding D Company the 8th Royal Scots, intimating that Thomas Steadman, 102 High Street, Dalkeith, was killed in action about 4.00pm on the 28th January. His comrades buried him in a green field behind the British trenches and a simple burial service was said over his grave. A cross has been erected to his memory. Captain Richardson added in his letter of sympathy that Steadman had for 5 weeks been servant to the Army Chaplain, and only returned to his company on Wednesday last, the day before his death. Steadman, who was 43 years of age, joined the old Dalkeith Volunteer Corps as a boy and acted as bugler. His father was a sergeant in the Dalkeith Company and they served together for 18 years. From bugler he rose to the corporal of his company. He was employed as a tinsmith and after the outbreak of the war he volunteered with D company 8th Royal Scots, for foreign service. He has a son also serving.
John Steel
Memorials Penicuik
First names John
Surname Steel
Rank Private
Service no S/17852
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 6th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 04/11/1883
Date of Death 21/03/1918
Age 34
Parents Son of Alexander and Barbara Steel (nee Fraser)
Marriage Husband of Elizabeth Steel, 21 Bridge Street, Penicuik
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
Robert Page Steel
Memorials Penicuik
First names Robert Page
Surname Steel
Rank Private
Service no 350960
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Roclincourt Valley Cemetery
Medals
Other information
Thomas James Steel
Memorials Roslin Middle Cemetery
First names Thomas James
Surname Steel
Rank Private
Service no 40346
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 19
Parents Son of Thomas and Christina Steel, of Station House, Addiewell, Midlothian
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Other information Buried in Bootham Cemetery, Heninel
A Steele
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Lodge Gorebridge Dundas No 1039
First names Alexander
Surname Steele
Rank Private
Service no 25602
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27 April 1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : A Steele
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 May 1917]: Private Alexander G. Steele, H.L.I., third son of the late Mr James Steele, coach proprietor, Edinburgh. He came to the district first as a butler to the late Col. Robert Dundas, Kirkhill, and went to Arniston, and it was from Lady Dundas's service that he enlisted into the Royal Scots, from which, on going out to France, he was transferred to the H.L.I. He was a keen member and popular member of Gorebridge Golf Club.
John P Steele
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names John Pettigrew
Surname Steele
Rank Private
Service no 40855
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 17th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/02/1917
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs Steel, 19 South Street, Dalkeith
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : John P Steele
[Dalkeith Advertiser 22 March 1917]: Official word has come to hand that Private John Steele, Royal Scots, who was some weeks ago reported as missing, has been killed in action. He was a son of Mr Wm. Steele, South Street, and prior to enlisting was employed as a grocer in Dalkeith.
Robert Steele
Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Robert
Surname Steele
Rank
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Residence
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Robert Page Steel
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Robert Page
Surname Steele
Rank Private
Service no 350960
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/04/1917 Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted
CWGC Roclincourt Valley Cemetery
Medals
Other information
Andrew Stenhouse
Memorials Loanhead
First names Andrew
Surname Stenhouse
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 13490
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/10/1918
Age 29
Parents Son of Thomas Stenhouse, shale miner, and Jessie Stenhouse (née Hyslop)
Marriage Mrs Stenhouse, Church Street, Loanhead
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France
Medals
Other information Andrew Stenhouse worked with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company.
Thomas Stenhouse
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names Thomas
Surname Stenhouse
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 202466
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 14th Bn.
Place of birth Dalmeny
Date of Birth 10/10/1892
Date of Death 30/12/1917
Age 25
Parents Son of Stewart and Jane Stenhouse (nee Watson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Medals
Other information
William Waterston Stevens
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names William Waterston
Surname Stevens
Rank Private
Service no 2259
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 51st Bn. Place of birth West Linton
Date of Birth 19/07/1884
Date of Death 02/04/1917
Age 32
Parents Son of William Waterston and Jane Stevens (nee Blake)
Marriage Husband of Mary B Burton
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC HAC Cemetery, Ecoust-St Mein, France
Medals
Other information
Adam Stevenson
Memorials Glencorse
First names Adam
Surname Stevenson
Rank Sapper
Service no 290099
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 96th Light Railway Operating Coy.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 30/12/1917
Age 34
Parents Son of Robert and Annie Stevenson (nee Kay)
Marriage Husband of Barbara S Sharpe
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Chatby Memorial
Medals
Other information Obituary : Adam Stevenson
[Midlothian Journal 22 February 1918]: Sapper Adam Stevenson, reported missing, believed drowned, enlisted in July of last year, and was previously employed in Dalmore Paper Mill. His wife and family reside at Auchendinny, Milton Bridge. He was 33 years of age.
George Stevenson
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names George
Surname Stevenson
Rank Corporal
Service no 9137
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/10/1914
Age 21
Parents Son of Mrs Jessie Stevenson, 8 High Strett, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC La-Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : George Stevenson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 15 October 1914]: Word was received by Mr and Mrs Stevenson, Muirpark, Dalkeith, on Saturday, that their son, Corporal George Stevenson, of the Cameron Highlanders, has been killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne, on the 14th September. He was buried by his comrades, and his chum sent home a school certificate which was found upon him. the deceased was twenty-one years of age, and enlisted in the machine-gun section of the Camerons at Edinburgh three years ago. He was previously an assistant in a Dalkeith provision store.
Robert M Stevenson
Dalkeith Memorials Newbattle Parish Church
First names Robert Munro
Surname Stevenson
Rank Private
Service no S/5788
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 08/05/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of Robert and Mary Stevenson, 18 Lang Place, Kirkcaldy
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Dalkeith
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert M Stevenson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 16 August 1917]: Intimation has been received by Mrs Stevenson, Muirpark, that her nephew, Pte. Robert Stevenson, Seaforth Highlanders, has been killed in action. He enlisted at the beginning of the war, at the age of 17, and had been in France for 18 months. He came home in December, suffering from trench feet, and went out again in April of this year, his death taking place on 8th May. On that date, according to one of his officers, his Company were being relieved from holding a line, and while in the communication trench a shell burst, killing nine men and wounding eight. The officer adds that he understands Private Stevenson's body was not found. Before enlistment Pte. Stevenson was employed in Eskbank Carpet Factory.
Charles Edward Stewart
Bonnyrigg Broomieknowe Golf Club Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lasswade St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names Charles Edward
Surname Stewart
Rank Captain
Service no
Regiment Durham Light Infantry
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth 22/6/1887
Date of Death 10/04/1917
Age 29
Parents Third son of John and Florence Stewart, Dunraven, Lasswade
Marriage
Family casualties Elder brother of Frederick Stewart kia 16/9/1917
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty
Medals MC
Other information Obituary : Charles Edward Stewart
[Dalkeith Advertiser 19 April 1917]: The announcement is made that Captain Charles Edward Stewart, of the Durham Light Infantry, third son of Mr John George Stewart, Dunraven, Lasswade, has died at a Casualty Clearing Station of wounds received in action. Captain Stewart, who was 29 years of age, was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Brasenose College, Oxford and Edinburgh University. At Oxford he was a member of the College Eight and Fifteen and also played golf for the College. He took part in the Henley Regatta of 1908. He was a keen trout angler, and played Rugby football for Kirkcaldy for some time. His law experience was gained in the offices of Messrs Morton, Smart, MacDonald, and Prosser, W.S. and Messrs J. &J Galletly, S.S.C. He was admitted to the Society of Writers to his Majesty’s Signet in 1912. He enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots in September 1914, and obtained a commission in the Durham Light Infantry in the following October. He had been at the front since August 1915. He obtained his Captaincy in September 1916, and shortly before his death has been recommended for his Majority. His youngest brother, Lieutenant Fredrick Arnold Stewart, of the Durham Light Infantry, was killed in action seven months ago. Both brothers, along with their cousin Captain Oswald Herd, enlisted together at Edinburgh Castle a few weeks after the outbreak of war, each receiving his commission in the same regiment. All three are now sleeping in soldiers’ graves in France.
Frederick Arnold Stewart Bonnyrigg Broomieknowe Golf Club Memorials Cockpen Cemetery Cockpen Parish Church St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names Frederic Arnold
Surname Stewart
Rank Lieutentant
Service no
Regiment Durham Light Infantry
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth 5/3/1895
Date of Death 16/09/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of John and Florence Stewart, Dunraven, Lasswade
Marriage
Family casualties Younger brother of Charles Edward Stewart
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Cemetery. Obituary : Frederick Arnold Stewart
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 September 1916]: The death is announced as having occurred in action on 16th inst. of Lieutenant Frederick Arnold Stewart, of the Durham Light Infantry, youngest son of Mr John George Stewart, Dunraven, Lasswade. The deceased officer, who was 23 years of age, was a young man of much promise. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh University and the Edinburgh and East Scotland College of Agriculture. He joined the Royal Scots as a private in September 1914, and obtained a commission in the Durham Light Infantry in October of the same year.
J Stewart
Memorials Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Stewart
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC
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J Stewart
Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Stewart
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1914
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
Other information
James Stewart
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names James Taylor Farquhar
Surname Stewart
Rank Able Seaman
Service no Clyde Z/2791
Regiment Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Princess Royal
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 31/05/1916
Age 21
Parents Son of Allan and Margaret Stewart, Glasgow
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Medals
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John Stewart
Memorials Loanhead
First names John
Surname Stewart
Rank Private
Service no 330287
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 26/4/1892
Date of Death 02/03/1917
Age 24
Parents Alexander Stewart and Jessie Chalmers
Marriage Margaret Stewart, East Lodge, New Saughtonhall
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Louez Military Cemetery, Duisans, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Stewart
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 March 1917]: Private John Stewart, Royal Scots, who is reported to have been killed in action, re-enlisted in the Territorials in December, 1914. He was a miner with the Shotts Iron Company, and his wife and two children reside at Station Road, Loanhead.
John Stewart
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John
Surname Stewart
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC
Medals
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John Stewart
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John
Surname Stewart
Rank Private
Service no 11641
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/08/1917
Age 26
Parents Foster son of Mr and Mrs William Henderson, 11 Rosebury Place, Peebles Road, Penicuik
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Stewart
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 21 September 1917]: Private John Stewart, Camerons, attached to the Trench Mortar Battery, is officially reported to have died of wounds in the field ambulance on 28th August. He was the only son of Mr and Mrs W. T. Henderson, 11 Rosebery place, Peebles Road, and was 6 years of age. He was one of the first Penicuik men to join up when the call came for Volunteers in September 1914. He was at the front for the last two years, and passed through Loos and other engagements without a scratch. the deceased soldier was well known in the neighbourhood, as he was for some time on the staff of Penicuik Post Office, afterwards entering the service of Messrs Cowan, Valleyfield, Paper Mill, where he was employed when he enlisted.
Robert Stewart
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Stewart
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Robert Stewart
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names Robert
Surname Stewart Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Pitlochry
Date of Birth 15/04/1876
Date of Death 09/05/1915
Age 39
Parents Son of Donald and Isabella Stewart (nee Campbell)
Marriage Husband of Jessie Stewart, 29 High Street, Bonnyrigg
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information
Thomas Stewart
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Stewart
Rank Private
Service no 40129
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10/11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/09/1916
Age 20
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Thomas Stewart was a miner at the Lady Victoria mine in Newtongrange and enlisted early in the war. Other information previously he served in the Royal Scots.
Thomas Stewart
Memorials Loanhead
First names Thomas
Surname Stewart
Rank Private
Service no S/3358
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 2/5/1894
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 21
Parents John Stewart, iron moulder, and Grace Kennedy
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Thomas ‘Tucker’ Stewart was a miner and lived with his brother Dan at Ramsay Square, Loanhead. He was Other information reported missing after the first day of the battle of Loos in September 1915 and later reported killed in action. His body was never recovered.
John Stirling Memorials Loanhead
First names John
Surname Stirling
Rank Private
Service no 51274
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 14/2/1899
Date of Death 23/08/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of John and Margaret Stirling (nee Glasgow)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Vis-en-Artois Memorial to the Missing, France
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Stirling
[Midlothian Journal 13 September 1918]: Private John Stirling, Scottish Rifles, has been killed in action. He is the son of Mrs J. Stirling, Carnethy Street, Loanhead, and before enlistment was employed as a miner.
Hector Stoddart
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Penicuik North Church
First names Hector
Surname Stoddart
Rank Private
Service no 19666
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Leith
Date of Birth 15/02/1882
Date of Death 27/08/1917
Age 35
Parents Son of Peter and Agnes B Stoddart (nee Kerr)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : Hector Stoddart
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 21 September 1917]: On Sunday morning Mrs Peter Stoddart, 3 Cranston Street, received official confirmation of the death of her youngest son, private Hector Stoddart, Royal Scots, who was killed in action on 26th August. the deceased soldier, who was home on leave from the front three weeks previously, had seen considerable service at the front. He was another of the "Penicuik Platoon" who joined the Royal Scots in December 1914, and few of the forty have escaped death or wounds. Private Stoddart, who was 35 years of age, was unmarried, and was previously employed in Valleyfield Paper Mill, and for a short period with the Edinburgh Tramway Company.
Hugh Stoddart
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Lasswade Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial Lodge Dalhousie No 720
First names Hugh McCondach
Surname Stoddart
Rank 2nd Corporal
Service no 140383
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 126th Field Coy.
Place of birth Cockpen Parish
Date of Birth 2/7/1880 Date of Death 23/03/1918
Age 37
Parents James Stoddart and Annie Stoddart (nee McCondach)
Marriage Hannah Blair
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen churchyard. Obituary : Hugh Stoddart
[Midlothian Journal 26 April 1918]: Information has been received that Corproal H.M. Stoddart, R.E., second son of ex-Provost Stoddart, Bonnyrigg, has been reported missing on 22nd March. He has been over two years in France, and before enlisting was a joiner in Bonnyrigg. He resides at Gardyne, Bonnyrigg.
Robert Hume Stoddart
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Robert Hume
Surname Stoddart
Rank Gunner
Service no 8004
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion TM Bty
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/01/1920
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Dalkeith New Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Hume Stoddart
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 January 1920]: The remains of Robert Stoddart, Watson's Lane, were interred with military honours in the Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Stoddart served as a soldier in the great war until he was sent home suffering from gas poisoning. As a result his health was permanently affected, and gradually declined until he passed away on Friday morning. The coffin wreathed in the Union Jack, was borne to the place of internment on a gun carriage drawn by six horses and a party of Seaforth Highlanders from "Jock's Lodge" attended as a guard of honour. The deceased leaves a widow.
Andrew H Storie
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial)
First names Andrew H
Surname Storie
Rank Private
Service no 202412
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 5th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/10/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Dalkeith
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
James Storie
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Storie
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 8534
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/05/1916
Age
Parents Son of Mrs Storie, Ironmills
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Bethune Town Cemetery, France
Medals
James Storie was a soldier before the war and served in India and South Africa. He was wounded on Other information Christmas day 1914 and invalided home but returned to the fighting in November 1915. Obituary : James Storie
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 May 1916]: Mrs Storie, Ironmills, received word yesterday that her son, Lance Corporal James Storie, of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, had succembed in a casualty station in France, on 12th inst., to wounds in the right arm, leg and head. The sad news was contained in a letter from the chaplain, who, referring to the deceased, says:- 'he was a fine, brave fellow. He is to be laid to rest in the cemetery here along with a hundred of his comrades. May I offer you my sincere sympathy in your great trial. It is a big comfort to know that he did his part as a man, and a brave man. But his loss is a keen personal one to you, and I pray that you may have abundant strength at this time.' The deceased, who was a reservist, was called to rejoin his regiment on the declaration of the war. Her had previously serves twelve years with the Colours, most of which time was spent in India and South Africa. On Christmas Day, 1915, he was wounded in France and invalided home, but returned to the Western front in November last.
Thomas Stuart
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Stuart
Rank Private
Service no 5132
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/11/1914
Age 36
Parents Son of Helen Stuart; nephew of Mrs Stuart, Islay Cottage, Eskbank
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : Thomas Stuart
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 April 1916]: Official intimation has reached Mrs Stuart, Islay Cottage, Eskbank, that her nephew, Pte. Thomas Stuart, of the 1st Cameron Highlanders, who was previously reported missing, was killed in action in France on 11th November 1914. Stuart, who was a reservist, rejoined his regiment immediately following the declaration of war in August 1914. He had previously seen a good deal of fighting in the South African War, and was awarded five clasps in recognition of the more important engagements in which he had taken part. Prior to the outbreak of the present war, Private Stuart was for four years in the employment of Messrs Young &Son, motor engineers, Eskbank, and was a popular driver of one of the public motor buses which ply between Eskbank and Pathhead. Among his comrades, both in Army and civil life, the deceased was a general favourite.
Ben Sutherland
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Benjamin Peace
Surname Sutherland
Rank Sergeant
Service no 34368
Regiment Royal Scots Battalion 17th
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 2/9/1882
Date of Death 28/01/1918
Age 35
Parents Son of Ben and Agnes Sutherland (nee Brown)
Marriage Helen Jollie
Family casualties
Residence Brother of James Sutherland died 30/8/1918
Enlisted
CWGC Buffs Road Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : Ben Sutherland
[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 February 1918]: The sad news has this week been conveyed to Mrs Sutherland, 9 Esk Place, Dalkeith, through a letter from a military officer, that her husband, Sergeant Ben Sutherland, Royal Scots, has made the supreme sacrifice in the great war. The officer, who speaks very highly of Sergeant Sutherland's abilities as a soldier and of his devotion to duty, states that he was struck by a machine gun bullet on 28th January and died on his way to the dressing station. The deceased, who was a native of Dalkeith, had twenty years of army service to his credit. He served through the South African War, and had the King's and Queen's Medals with five bars to commemorate the part he took in that campaign. On the outbreak of the present conflict he was called up as a reservist, and participated in much of the severe fighting in the early days of hostilities. He was once previously wounded. After a period of fourteen months he received his discharge, but joined up again in 1916. Having meantime been raised to the rank of Corporal he returned to France in June of last year, and five months later was promoted sergeant on the field for his good services. Sergeant Sutherland, who was well known and very popular in Dalkeith, leaves a widow and two children, to whom deep sympathy will be extended in their bereavement.
James Sutherland
Memorials Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Sutherland
Rank Private
Service no 350307
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 31/12/1888
Date of Death 30/08/1918
Age 29
Parents Benjamin G Sutherland and Agnes Brown
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Ben Sutherland died 28/1/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Pernes British Cemetery, France
Medals
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William Sutherland
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names William
Surname Sutherland
Rank Private
Service no 5998
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/12/1914
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
Medals
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Robert Swann
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Robert
Surname Swann
Rank Private
Service no 59387
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/10/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Hautmont Communal Cemetery
Medals
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James Swanston
Memorials Dalkeith
First names James
Surname Swanston
Rank Private
Service no 3528
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/07/1916
Age 44
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Swanston
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 July 1916]: The death is announced as having occurred in action of Private James Swanston (3528), Royal Scots. The deceased, who was an ex- soldier, re-enlisted after the outbreak of the war. He was formerly employed as a labourer with Mr T Cumpstie, builder, Dalkeith.
Edward Sweeney
Memorials Rosewell
First names Edward
Surname Sweeney
Rank Able Seaman
Service no R/2086
Regiment Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Battalion
Place of birth Rosewell
Date of Birth 14/03/1891
Date of Death 30/12/1917
Age 26
Parents Son of Michael and Helen Sweeney (née Gallacher)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Marcoing British Cemetery Medals
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James Sweeney
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery Lasswade Parish Church
First names James
Surname Sweeney
Rank Private
Service no 32446
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion 71st
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 28/07/1890
Date of Death 20/09/1917
Age
Parents Son of George and Agnes Sweeney (nee Campadonica)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bedford House Cemetery
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the Sweeney family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair C135). Obituary : James Sweeney
[Midlothian Journal 5 October 1917]: Information has been received that Private Jas. Sweeney, R.A.M.C., was killed in action on 19th September. Private Sweeney joined on 3rd September 1914. Before enlisting he was a miner in the Arniston Colliery. He was 27 years of age, and a son of Mrs Sweeney, residing at 20 High Street, Bonnyrigg, and has at present two brothers serving in France. He was home on leave five weeks before being killed. His is survived by his widow and child.
James Swinton
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James Henry
Surname Swinton
Rank Sapper
Service no 79811
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 175th Tunnelling Cpy
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/10/1918
Age 25
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Swinton
[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 7 November 1918]: Sapper Swinton was 26 years of age, and he was an employee of the Arniston Coal Company. He enlisted in the Cameron Highlanders in 1914, and after proceeded overseas, his first big battle was that of Loos. Latterly transferred to the R.E. he had passed unscathed through the dangers of the war until up till he was fatally gassed. Of a bright and intelligent disposition, he was imbued with a keen desire to improve himself mentally and otherwise. After going to France his receptive mind readily grasped the language spoken there, and in this connection his readiness to impart his own knowledge to others he was rewarded by a valuable gold signet ring - the gift of French parents for teaching their little girl to speak English. He was an esteemed cornet player in the local instrumental band. An enthusiastic member of Stobhill Parish Church Guild, his name adds another to the heavy list of Guildsmen who have fallen in the war.
John Syme
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names John
Surname Syme Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 5909
Regiment Prince Albert's Own Hussars
Battalion 11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/05/1915
Age 34
Parents Son of Mrs Syme, 183 Monkswood, Newtongrange
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Hooge Crater Cemetery, nr Ypres
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Syme
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 June 1915]: Mrs Syme, 133 Monkswood, Newtongrange, received word from the War Office on Tuesday that her son Private John Syme, of the 11th Hussars, had been killed in action in France on the 24th May. Prior to the outbreak of the war, the deceased, who was a reservist, was engaged with the Lothian Coal Co., Ltd., but whenever hostilities began he was immediately called up. He was 34 years of age and was unmarried.
James Tait
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James
Surname Tait
Rank Private
Service no S/27109
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth West Mains, Fala
Date of Birth 20/6/1896
Date of Death 19/10/1918
Age 22
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC St Souplet British Cemetery
Medals
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John Tait
Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Tait
Rank Private
Service no 81461
Regiment Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/11/1918
Age
Parents Son of James Tait, Dalkeith
Marriage Husband of Margaret Aytoun Tait, 2 Esk Place, Dalkeith
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cambrin military cemetery
Medals
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Robert Tait
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Tait
Rank Private
Service no 11270
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/01/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Bonnyrigg
Enlisted Glencorse
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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Robert Tait
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Robert
Surname Tait
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC
Medals
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William Tait
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William
Surname Tait
Rank Bombardier
Service no 215630
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 466th Bty.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 18/07/1892
Date of Death 01/11/1917
Age
Parents Son of Agnes Tait
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dozinghem Military Cemetery
Medals Other information William Tait was a baker with Graham bakery business in John Street, Penicuik. He enlisted early in 1915.
David A Taylor
Memorials Rosewell
First names David Anderson
Surname Taylor
Rank Private
Service no 16096
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
Parents Son of Mrs Taylor, Louisa Square, Rosewell
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Other information Obituary : David A Taylor
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 November 1915]: Mrs Taylor, Louisa Square, Rosewell, has been informed of the death of her husband, Private David A. Taylor, C. Company, 10th Service Battalion, Scottish Rifles. Before enlisting, he was employed as a miner at Whitehill Colliery.
James Taylor
Memorials Rosewell
First names James
Surname Taylor
Rank Corporal
Service no S/9753
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/04/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Meteren Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information James Taylor lived at Whitehill Gardens, Rosewell.
John Taylor
Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery Memorials Rosewell
First names John
Surname Taylor
Rank Private
Service no 8063
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 19/09/1879
Date of Death 20/06/1915
Age 35
Parents Son of Benjamin and Bridget Taylor (nee McCann)
Marriage Husband of Sarah E Kennedy Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
Other information Originally served as John Ward. Commemorated on the family headstone in Hawthornden Cemetery. Obituary : John Taylor
[Dalkeith Advertiser 15 July 1915]: Information has been received by Mrs Taylor, 39 Duke St., Rosewell, that her husband, Private John Taylor, 2nd Scots Guards, was killed in action on the 20th June. He was a Reservist, and had been through the South African War, for which he had the King's and Queen's medals. He was 36 years of age.
L Taylor
Memorials
First names L
Surname Taylor
Rank
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Date of Birth
Date of Death
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Samuel Sellars Taylor
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik
First names Samuel Sellars
Surname Taylor
Rank Private
Service no S/22167
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Cambsulang
Date of Birth 02/10/1889
Date of Death 15/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of James and Helen Taylor (nee Sillars)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Morlancourt British Cemetery
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W Taylor
Memorials Dalkeith
First names W
Surname Taylor
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 1916
Age
Parents try 4th RS
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Alexander Telfer
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Alexander
Surname Telfer
Rank Private
Service no S/10865
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/09/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence Newtongrange
Enlisted
CWGC Inveresk Churchyard
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James innes Telfer
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names James Innes
Surname Telfer
Rank Private
Service no 40858
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 12/01/1879
Date of Death 22/03/1917
Age 37
Parents Son of John and Helen Telfer (nee Innes)
Marriage
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Residence Penicuik
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : James innes Telfer
[Midlothian Journal 13 April 1917]: It has been officially intimated that Private James Telfer, Royal Scots Fusiliers, has been killed in action on 22nd March. The deceased joined the Royal Scots over a year ago, and was later transferred to the Fusiliers. He resided at Harper's Brae with his aunt, Mrs Robert Wilson, and previous to enlisting was employed at Eskmill (Messrs James Brown &Co., Ltd). The deceased was a keen football follower, was a member of the "Thistle" Lodge of Free Gardeners, unmarried and 33 years of age.
T Telfer
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names Thomas Surname Telfer
Rank Private
Service no 15929
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth Kelso
Date of Birth
Date of Death 16/01/1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Corbie Communal Cemetery
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 28 January 1916]: The other lad who will return to Gorebridge no more is Private Thos. Telfer, elder son of Mr Robert Telfer, foreman miller, Catcune Mills. Private Telfer, whose death adds another name to the fallen heroes of Fushiebridge, was, previous to the war, an employee of Arniston Coal Company, and answered the call to arms shortly after the outbreak of hostilities by joining the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and with that regiment he had been nearly nine months fighting in France. The first news Mr Telfer received was from the nurse in charge of No. 5 Clearing Station, France, stating that his soldier son was lying there unconscious througha bullet wound in the head. This was followed on Tuesday by a letter from the chaplain intimating his death. It is understood that both he and [Alexander] Bowie met their deaths through the enemy's snipers. Both were bright and upright lads, extremely keen on seeing the war through to victory. Mr and Mrs Bowie and Mr Telfer have recieved many and widespread tokens of sympathy.[Midlothian Journal 29 January 1916]: Private Telfer, who enlisted after the war was decalred, had seen a good deal of service, and he ... was killed by a sniper. The son of Mr Thos. Telfer, Standpretty, the deceased soldier worked in the Arniston pits.
Alex Tennant
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Alexander Smith
Surname Tennant
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/09/1918
Age 30
Parents Son of Robert and Isabella Tennant
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bertincourt Chateau British Cemetery, France
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Alexander Ternent
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Alexander
Surname Ternent
Rank Private
Service no 59425
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/04/1918
Age
Parents Son of Joseph and Margaret Trenent
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium Medals
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George Thomson
Memorials
First names George Y
Surname Thompson
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 9041
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/05/1915
Age 18
Parents Brother of Mrs G Lothian, Newtongrange
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
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Other information Obituary : George Thomson
[Dalkeith Advertsier 2 September 1915]: Official word has been received from the War Office that Lance-Corpl. Geo. Y. Thompson, No. 9041, B. Company, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, British Expeditionary Force, was killed in action on 9th May. He enlisted on the outbreak of war. The youngest son of the late Mr Geo. Thompson, formerly of Loquhariot, Gorebridge, he was 20 years of age, and for over three years, when he worked in Arniston Collieries, resided with his brother, Mr William Thompson, Newbyres Row, Gorebridge. His brother has also received a letter from the Company Quater-Master-Sergeant, expressing B. Company's sorrow at losing such a good comrade, as he was liked by everyone. Previous to enlisting he resided with his sister at Newtongrange and worked in Newbattle Collieries.
Joseph James Thompson
Memorials Rosewell
First names Joseph James
Surname Thompson
Rank Private
Service no 14059
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Canonbie
Date of Birth 23/04/1884
Date of Death 24/06/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of James and Ann Thompson (nee Hendry)
Marriage Husband of Alice Hodge Calder
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CWGC Mendingham Military Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : Joseph James Thompson
[Midlothian Journal 6 July 1917]: Private Joseph J. Thompson, Scots Guards, whose wife resides at 8 Lindsay Place, Rosewell, has been killed in action at the front. Private Thompson was 32 years of age, and had been almost a year in France. Prior to enlisting he was a miner at Whitehill Colliery and was a popular member of the Rosewell Bowling Club.
A Thomson
Memorials Glencorse Cemetery
First names A
Surname Thomson
Rank Serjeant
Service no 5511
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/09/1919
Age
Parents
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CWGC Glencorse Cemetery
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Alexander Thomson
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik
First names Alexander
Surname Thomson
Rank Private
Service no 310319
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st/4th Bn.
Place of birth Peebles
Date of Birth 27/07/1887
Date of Death 06/12/1917
Age 30
Parents Son of William Thomson
Marriage Husband of Mrs Thomson, 7 Pryde Place, Penicuik
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France
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[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 14 December 1917]: Mrs Thomson, 7 Pryde Place, has received intimation from the chaplain that her husband, Private Alexander Thomson, Gordons, has died at a casualty clearing station from wounds received in action. He was previous to enlisting employed in Valleyfield Paper Mill, and belonged to Peebles. He was a son of Mr Wm. Thomson, who was also for a number of years employed at Valleyfield Mills.
Alexander Thomson
Memorials
First names Alexander
Surname Thomson
Rank
Service no 3/6501
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/08/1918
Age 39
Parents Son of William Thomson, Penicuik
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC ?
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Alexander Thomson
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik First names Alexander
Surname Thomson
Rank
Service no
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
Parents
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A Thomson
Memorials
First names Alexander
Surname Thomson
Rank Private
Service no 3/650
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/08/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not on CWGC?
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Alexander Thomson
Dalkeith Memorials St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names Alexander
Surname Thomson
Rank Corporal
Service no 40248
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/09/1917
Age
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs James Thomson, 68 High Street, Dalkeith
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : Alexander Thomson [Dalkeith Advertiser 4 October 1917]: Corpl. Alex. Thomson, Royal Scots, son of Mr and Mrs Jas. Thomson, 68 High Street, Dalkeith, has fallen in action. The sad intelligence was conveyed in a latter from a military chaplain, who wrote: "It is my sad duty to inform you of the death in action of your son, Corporal A. Thomson, on the 20th September. It may be some satisfaction to you that he was killed outright, and would, therefore, suffer no pain. He now lies buried with many of his comrades who, like him, died on the field of honour ... " Lieut. Collings, in a letter, says that during the attack he was struck by a piece of shell, and died shortly afterwards. he is a great loss to the Company. He was orderly Sergeant, and performed his duties in a most excellent manner, and in all his duties proved himself a most efficient and reliable N.C.O. He distinguished himself equally in sport, and always played a good game for his Company in all football matches ... He was a lad of bright and cheerful temperament, and very popular with his comrades. Enlisting two years ago, he had been serving in France for about a year, and had taken part in many engagements. Prior to going to the Army he was a chauffeur in Kirkcaldy, and was at one time employed as a avanman with Messrs D. Grieve &Co., Buccleuch Place.
Archibald Thomson
Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names Archibald
Surname Thomson
Rank
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/09/1918
Age
Parents Thomas Thomson and Jane Blair
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
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Archibald Thomson died on active service in Hamden, Connecticut, USA. He is commemorated on the family Other information headstone in Loanhead cemetery.
George Y Thomson
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names George Y
Surname Thomson
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 9041
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/05/1915
Age 18
Parents Brother of Mrs G Lothian, Newtongrange
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
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Other information Obituary : George Y Thomson
[Dalkeith Advertsier 2 September 1915]: Official word has been received from the War Office that Lance-Corpl. Geo. Y. Thompson, No. 9041, B. Company, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, British Expeditionary Force, was killed in action on 9th May. He enlisted on the outbreak of war. The youngest son of the late Mr Geo. Thompson, formerly of Loquhariot, Gorebridge, he was 20 years of age, and for over three years, when he worked in Arniston Collieries, resided with his brother, Mr William Thompson, Newbyres Row, Gorebridge. His brother has also received a letter from the Company Quater-Master-Sergeant, expressing B. Company's sorrow at losing such a good comrade, as he was liked by everyone. Previous to enlisting he resided with his sister at Newtongrange and worked in Newbattle Collieries.
J Thomson
Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names J
Surname Thomson
Rank
Service no Regiment
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Date of Birth
Date of Death
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James Thomson
Memorials Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
First names James
Surname Thomson
Rank Private
Service no 201089
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/07/1921
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Jessie E. Thomson, of 16, Pentland View, Penicuik.
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
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John B Thomson
Memorials Penicuik
First names John
Surname Thomson
Rank Corporal
Service no 5/40472
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age
Parents
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John Beaton Blair Thomson
Lasswade Parish Church Memorials Loanhead Cemetery Polton
First names John Beaton Blair Surname Thomson
Rank Private
Service no S/14107
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth Springfield Cottages, Parish of Lasswade
Date of Birth 30/05/1895
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of Thomas and Jane Thomson (nee Blair)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Archibald Thomson died 29 Sept 1918
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[Midlothian Journal 19 November 1915]: Official notification has been received by Mr Thomas Thomson, Springfield Cottages, Polton, that his son, Private John Thomson, Machine Gun Section, 7th Cameron Highlanders, has been killed at Loos on 25th or 26th September. Prior to enlistment young Thomson was employed at Springfield Paper Mills, where he was held by employers and fellow workers in high esteem. Much sympathy has been extended to Mr and Mrs Thomson in their sad loss.
John M Thomson
Memorials Dalkeith and Newbattle Golf Club
First names John M
Surname Thomson
Rank Private
Service no S/14107
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of Thomas and Jane Blair Thomson, 1 Muirpark, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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John McIntyre Thomson
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names John McIntyre
Surname Thomson
Rank Private
Service no 40123
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage Husband of Mary Thomson, of 22A, Biggies Knowe, Peebles
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Enlisted
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Other information Obituary : John McIntyre Thomson [The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book Two]: Mrs John Thomson, 22a Biggiesknowe, Peebles, received official intimation from the Infantry Record Office, Hamilton, informing her that the Army Council had been constrained to conclude that her husband, Private John M. Thomson, Royal Scots, who had been previously reported as missing in France since 3rd May 1917, was dead, and that his death took place on that date, as they had received no further information concerning him. The deceased, who was 36 years of age, previous to enlisting in the "Dandy Ninth" (Royal Scots) while they were encamped at Peebles during August 1915, was employed as a powerloom tuner in Damdale Mill, Peebles, and went out to France in September 1916. He was survived by his wife and three young children - two boys and a girl - whose ages at the time of their father's death were 9, 6, and 4 respectively. Private Thomson, who was the third son of Mr and Mrs R. Thomson, 23 Biggiesknowe, had four brothers serving with the Colours, one of whom - Private Alex. M. Thomson, Royal Scots - was also reported missing a few days previous to the deceased being reported missing.
John Thomas McLeod Thomson
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Silver Band St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John Thomas McLeod
Surname Thomson
Rank Pioneer
Service no 129541
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion Special Bde.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 28/03/1891
Date of Death 21/07/1918
Age 26
Parents Son of William and Barbara Thomson (nee Aitchison)
Marriage
Family casualties
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Enlisted
CWGC St Mungo's Churchyard, Penicuik
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John William Thomson
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Curling Club St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John William
Surname Thomson
Rank Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth 1892
Date of Death 04/02/1919
Age 27
Parents Son of the Reverend Robert and Georgina Wright Duncan, The Manse, Penicuik
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Penicuik - which cemetery?
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[Midlothian Journal 7 February 1919]: Lieutenant John W. Thomson, Royal Garrison Artillery, who died in Glasgow of pneumonia on Monday was the elder son of the Rev. Robert Thomson, parish minister. He had been demobilised little more than a week before, and although suffering from a cold had travelled to Glasgow to spend a few days of his well-earned leave with relatives and friends, when he took seriously ill. The news of his death was heard with deep regret in Penicuik, where he was so well known and highly esteemed, and much sympathy was expressed for his father in his great loss. Lieutenant Thompson, who was 27 years of age, graduated with distinction at Edinburgh University in 1914 and shortly before the outbreak of war that year was travelling in Germany, and had great difficulty in getting out of that country before hostilities commenced. He afterwards joined up and received his commission in the Royal Garrison Artillery. The funeral took place at Penicuik Cemetery yesterday. [Edinburgh University Roll of Honour]: George Watson's College. Student of Arts and Science, 1910-14; M.A. (Hons. Maths). 1914; B.Sc. (Special Distinction, Maths and Nat. Phil.). O.T. . Artillery, Nov. 1915 to Jan. 1916, Cadet. R.G.A., 2nd Lieut. Jan. 1916; Lieut. Attached R.E., 5th Field Survey Battn. (Sound Ranging). France Dec. 1917. Died of pneumonia at Glasgow on 4th February 1919.
Robert Thomson Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 Memorials Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No 10 (second memorial) St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Robert
Surname Thomson
Rank Gunner
Service no 951527
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 94th Bde.
Place of birth St Boswells
Date of Birth 19/03/1885
Date of Death 04/10/1917
Age 32
Parents Son of John and Jane Thomson (nee Clark)
Marriage
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CWGC La Clytte Military Cemetery
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Thomas Borthwick Thomson
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names Thomas Borthwick
Surname Thomson
Rank Private
Service no S/14360
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25 September 1915
Age 22
Parents Son of Thomas and Julia Thomson of Ruthvens Builds, Gorebridge
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : Thomas Borthwick Thomson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 September 1916]: After the battle of Loos in September 1915, Mrs Thomson, Fushiebridge, received official intimation that her son, Private Thomas Borthwick Thomson, 7th cameron Highlanders, was missing. Since then the sorrowing mother has done all she could to secure further information, and now, after a long and anxious wait, she has been officially notified that her son must be killed. A particularly keen and bright soldier, Private Thomson enlisted shortly after the outbreak of the war, and was in the firing line several months before the battle of Loos. He is the second of three chums who went out together from Gorebridge to answer the 'last roll call.' His widowed mother has two other sons serving in France, James in the RE and George in the Seaforths, while another son, William, was three months in the Camerons but was discharged owing to ill health. A son in law, George Kirkland, in the Royal Flying Corps, is also overseas, while another son in law, James Russell, is in the Camerons. He saw service with that regiment in South Africa, for which he holds the King's and Queen's medals.
William Thomson
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names William
Surname Thomson
Rank Private
Service no 40334
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 7th/8th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 02/10/1897
Date of Death 29/10/1916
Age 19
Parents Son of Robert and Margaret Deans Thomson (nee Stoddard) Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
William Thomson worked as a baker and was a Territorial soldier. commemorated on the family headstone at Other information lair O309 at Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland.
William Black Jack Thomson
Newbattle Cemetery Memorials Newbattle Parish Church Newtongrange
First names William Black Jack
Surname Thomson
Rank Sapper
Service no 19413
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 176th Tunnelling Coy
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 28/12/1915
Age 19
Parents James Thomson and Jessie Davie
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Gore British &Indian Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : William Black Jack Thomson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 6 January 1916]: Mr and Mrs James Thomson, Loan Road, received intimation on Monday that their son, Sapper William B.J. Thomson, R.E. Had been killed in action in France on the 27th December ... A letter from Sapper G A Hynd, one of the deceased's comrades, says: "He was killed while at work, and died instantly. We brought him back, and with great sorrow in our hearts, laid him to rest in the little churchyard here. It will be a great comfort to you to know that he was coffined and given a decent Christian burial. The lads of the section send their deepest sympathy and hope that the lord will give you strength to bear your great affliction, knowing that though a lad in years, he died like a man, fighting for the honour of the dear homeland." Sapper Hynd enclosed in the same envelope a blood-stained letter through which the fatal bullet had penetrated, and which Thomson had written to his parents just an hour before his death. Sapper Thomson, who was 19 years of age, enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war into the Gordon Highlanders. He was sent to france a year last December, and shortly after was transferred to the Royal Engineers. Before enlisting he was employed as an underground worker with the Lothian Coal Company.
William S Thomson
Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names William S
Surname Thomson
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Marriage
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John T Thorburn
Memorials Dalkeith First names John T
Surname Thorburn
Rank Private
Service no 5368
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/07/1916
Age 46
Parents
Marriage Husband of Mrs Thorburn, Young's Close, Dalkeith
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Danzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz
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Other information Obituary : John T Thorburn
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 August 1916]: Unofficial intimation has this week been received by Mrs Thorburn, Young's Close, that her husband, Private John Thorburn, Royal Scots, was killed in action on 22nd July. Deceased, who was a plumber to trade, was 46 years of age. He was a keen musician and had been a member of both Dalkeith and Westfield, and Portobello Brass Bands.
John Robertson Todd
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Cranston Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John Robertson
Surname Todd
Rank Private
Service no 18675
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 15th
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 17/1/1891
Date of Death 09/04/1917
Age 26
Parents Son of Thomas and Margaret Todd (nee Haddow)
Marriage
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CWGC Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : John Robertson Todd
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 May 1917]: Private John R. Todd, Royal Scots, elder son of the late Mr Thomas Todd, Dewarton, and Mrs Todd, Deanbank Cottage, Gorebridge. A gardener by profession, he responded to the call to arms on the outbreak of war by joining the country's territorial battalion, in which he formerly served. His mother, Mrs Todd, is well-known all over the district as an experienced sick-nurse, and, previous to the war, over a wider area, as a most successful competitor in prize baking competitions at flower and other shows. [Midlothian Journal 18 May 1917]: Private John Todd, Royal Scots, eldest son of Mrs Todd, Dewarton, has been killed. He was previously a gardener, having served his apprenticeship at Oxenford Castle Gardens. He was well known locally, being a member of the Cranstoun Young Men's Guild.
R Todd
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Lodge Gorebridge Dundas No 1039
First names Robert
Surname Todd
Rank Private
Service no 353503
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22 March 1918
Age 33
Parents Marriage Mary M Learmonth
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Enlisted
CWGC Marteville Communal Cemetery, Attilly, France
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Other information Obituary : R Todd
[Dalkeith Advertiser 9 January 1919]: It is now intimated that Private Robert Todd, Royal Scots (Highlanders), is officially declared killed. Private Todd was posted amongst the missing last spring and now the anxious wait of his relatives has been ended by the announcement of his death. A son of the late Mr Todd, for long grieve at Arniston Mains and latterly at Rosebry Home Farm, he was a signalman in the N.B. Railway service previous to enlistment. He was brother-in-law to Mr James Learmonth, Clayhouse. A quiet- going genial lad, he had a host of friends in the locality who all mourn his loss, a great part of their sympathy going out to his widow, who resides in Edinburgh. He was married immediately before going on active service.
Arnold Dennis Toynbee
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names Arnold Dennis
Surname Toynbee
Rank Sapper
Service no 422534
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 416th Field Coy.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 18/01/1892
Date of Death 16/08/1917
Age 25
Parents Youngest son of John and Alice Toynbee (nee Dennis)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair F255 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : Arnold Dennis Toynbee
[Dalkeith Advertiser 23 May 1918]: Sapper Arnold D. Toynbee, R.E., has been killed in action. He was the youngest son of Mrs Toynbee, Eskbridge, Penicuik, and enlisted early in 1915. He was previously employed by Messrs Dennis &Co., builders.
David Tracey
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names David
Surname Tracey
Rank Sergeant
Service no S/9519
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 8th/10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 10/04/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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William Tracey Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname Tracey
Rank Private
Service no 9449
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 29/09/1915
Age
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CWGC Lillers Communal Cemetery
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John Trotter
Memorials Borthwick Church Memorial Gates
First names John
Surname Trotter
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 40972
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Liberton
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02 May 1917
Age 39
Parents Son of John and Elizabeth Trotter, Newlandrigg, Gorebridge
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted Hamilton
CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : John Trotter
[Dalkeith Advertiser 17 May 1917]: Private John Trotter, Scottish Rifles, whose aged mother resides at Newlandrigg, has died of wounds. He served his apprenticeship as a gardener at Oxenford Gardens.
James Turnbull
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names James
Surname Turnbull
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 7158
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 17/03/1915
Age
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Residence Innerleithen
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing Medals
Other information Obituary : James Turnbull
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Books IV. and V: Landward Parishes]: Previous to the outbreak of the war, Lance-Corporal Turnbull, who was twenty-three years of age and a millworker to trade, was a Territorial soldier in the Innerleithen companies. He was one of the gallant band of Volunteers who left Haddington for the Front along with the First Detachment of the Royal Scots on the 2nd of November, 1914. He was one of five brothers serving with the Imperial Forces:—Hugh, a member of the same Company of the 8th Royal Scots in France; Robert, in the 12th Royal Scots in Kitchener's Army; George, with the second contingent of the Australian Expeditionary Force; John, a sergeant in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, who fought at the Dardanelles. His brother, George, was doomed to fall on the 12th of May in the same year, 1915. "I regret very much to have to inform you that your son, James, was killed by a shot from a German sniper at mid-day to-day (Wednesday). He had just left the trench for a few minutes when we were suddenly all alarmed by his cry. Willing hands tenderly carried him to the shelter of a dugout where, on examination, his wound was found to be a very serious one. He lingered for about half-an-hour ere passing peacefully away. To all outward appearance his last moments were free from suffering, the knowledge of which may lessen the severity of the loss and the wrench to you all. Your son was a good soldier, painstaking to a degree in the performance of his duties, willing, active, and obliging, and a man held in high esteem by the officers and men of bis Company. I need not say we all deplore his loss very much indeed, and we deeply sympathise with you and yours in the great loss sustained by you. We buried him to-night with Christian rites immediately behind the lines. There a simple wooden cross marks the last resting place of one, who in life, proved himself to be a brave and gallant soldier."
John Turnbull
Penicuik Memorials Roslin Parish Church
First names John
Surname Turnbull
Rank Private
Service no 351092
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Newton
Date of Birth 21/08/1890
Date of Death 23/07/1916
Age 25
Parents Son of Henry and Margaret Turnbull (nee Aitchison)
Marriage Husband of Margaret Aitchison Turnbull
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Residence
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CWGC Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
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Other information Obituary : John Turnbull
[MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 30 November 1917]: Mr Henry Turnbull, Pike, Penicuik, has received official intimation that his son, Private John Turnbull, Royal Scots, who has been reported missing since 23rd July last year, is now reported to have been killed on that date. As far as can be ascertained from private enquiries it appears that on the date mentioned Private Turnbull was wounded in the leg, and took shelter in a shell hole where a shell was seen to burst later, and it is presumed that he was then killed. Private Turnbull, who was 26 years of age, was previously a farm servant at Auchendinny Mains.
Thomas Goodall Turnbull
Dalkeith Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas Goodall
Surname Turnbull
Rank Private
Service no 5148
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/08/1916
Age 20
Parents Youngest son of George P and Jessie Turnbull, Lothian Road, Dalkeith
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CWGC Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, France
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Other information Obituary : Thomas Goodall Turnbull [Dalkeith Advertiser 17 August 1916]: Mr and Mrs George P. Turnbull, Lothian Road, have this week received intimation through the Territorial Force Record Office, Hamilton, that their youngest son, Thomas Turnbull, Royal Scots (Pioneers), was killed in action on the 3rd inst. The deceased, who was 21 years of age, enlisted in January 1915, and had been in France since July last year. In civil life he was a miner in the employment of the Lothian Coal Company and was held in high esteem by his fellow workmen. His brother, Sergeant George Turnbull of the K.O.S.B. is at present serving in France.
Justinas Tutlis
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Justinas
Surname Tutlis
Rank Private
Service no 48699
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn. attd. 27th Trench Mortar Bty.
Place of birth Sawale, Russia.
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/06/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Newtongrange
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CWGC Metern Military Cemetery Nord, France
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Charles Bird Twiss
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names Charles Bird
Surname Twiss
Rank Private
Service no 330365
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Gilmerton
Date of Birth 25/01/1898
Date of Death 15/09/1918
Age
Parents Youngest son of John and Susan Twiss (nee Gallacher)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of George Twiss
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the Twiss family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair C13). Obituary : Charles Bird Twiss
[Dalkeith Advertiser 26 September 1918]: Mr John Twiss, 23 Campview, Bonnyrigg, has received intimation that his youngest son, Private Charles Twiss, Royal Scots, was killed in action on the 15th inst. Of bright and cheerful temperament, Private Twiss was a general favourite with his comrades both in civilian and military life, and the news of his death will occasion sincere regret. Enlisting in January 1915, before he was seventeen years of age, he was after a period of training, drafted to France, where he was wounded in April last and invalided home. On his recovery he returned some six or seven weeks ago to the fighting line, where he had been gallantly doing his duty, till the fatal wound cut short his career. The sad news was communicated to his parents by his Officer Commanding, who says: “I regret to inform you that 33065 Pte. C. Twiss was killed in action at 5.30 a.m. on 15th September 1918. Undoubtedly this young soldier is one of the heroes of the war. He was guarding a block trench down which the enemy came, and continued to bomb away even after he was wounded. His action was a wonderful display of dash, courage, and skill. If he had survived he most certainly should have received a promotion for his work. He is a man of whom you can always be proud. I feel proud to have served with him. The nation has only too few of such fellows. On behalf of the Officers, N.C.O’s, and men of “B” Company please accept very true heartfelt sympathy.” In civil life Pte. Twiss was employed at the Bonnyrigg Carpet Factory. His brother George, was killed in action in August of last year. Three other brothers are on active service.
George Twiss
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Parish Church Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names George
Surname Twiss Rank Private
Service no 330403
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Gilmerton
Date of Birth 02/11/1892
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age 24
Parents Son of John and Susan Twiss (nee Gallacher)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Charles Twiss
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Commemorated on the Twiss family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair C13). Obituary : George Twiss
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 April 1918]: Mr J. Twiss, 23 Campview, Bonnyrigg, has received intimation that his son, Private G. Twiss, R.S., who was reported missing last year is now reported killed. Deceased enlisted in January 1915, previous to which he was a weaver in the employment of Messrs Stewart &Co., Bonnyrigg. Four of his brothers are serving with the colours.
John Vass
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names John
Surname Vass
Rank
Service no
Regiment Not known
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Residence
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CWGC Not known
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Irving Dent Veitch
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Irving Dent
Surname Veitch
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 31377
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 14/07/1883
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 35
Parents Son of Robert and Jane Veitch (nee Dent)
Marriage Husband of Henrietta Dickie Veitch, 10 Jackson Street, Penicuik
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : Irving Dent Veitch [MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 23 August 1918]: Private Irving Dent Veitch, who has been missing since 12th October last, is now officially presumed to have died on that date. He enlisted in June 1915, and was previously employed with Messrs Jas. Tait &Co. as a joiner, and was 35 years of age. His widow and child reside at Dalrymple Place.
Robert Veitch
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial) Newton Parish Churchyard
First names Robert
Surname Veitch
Rank Private
Service no M2/103866
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion
Place of birth Wester Melville
Date of Birth 11/05/1897
Date of Death 06/10/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of James and Agnes Veitch (nee Ferguson)
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CWGC Glageon Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals Military Medal
Robert Veitch died as a prisoner of war. He is commemorated on the Veitch family headstone in Newton Other information churchyard.
John Vicars
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names John
Surname Vicars
Rank Gunner
Service no 650772
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion "C" Bty. 315th Bde.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 14/4/1891
Date of Death 20/09/1917
Age 26
Parents John F Vicars, barman, and Esther Hare
Marriage Mary Linton
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
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CWGC Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
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James Allen Vickers
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names James Allen
Surname Vickers
Rank Private
Service no 330597
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 19/05/1917
Age 28
Parents Fourth son of William and Jane Allan Vickers, Dalkeith
Marriage Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC St Nicolas British Cemetery, France
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Other information Obituary : James Allen Vickers
[Dalkeith Advertiser 31 May 1917]: To the ever-increasing list of Dalkeith lads who have fallen in the great war has now to be added the name of Private James Allan Vickers, Royal Scots, fourth son of Mrs William Vickers, wine and spirit merchant, Buccleuch Street. Private Vickers, who was in his 29th year, enlisted about two years ago, and had been serving continuously in France since October 1915. He was in the Machine Gun Section of the Royal Scots. A tailor to trade, he was latterly employed at the Newbattle Colliery. Private Vickers was widely known in football circles throughout Midlothian, being one of the best and most popular goalkeepers that the county has produced. In this capacity he rendered yeoman service for the Dalkeith United, when that talented juvenile combination was carrying all before it, and bringing various cups and other trophies to the ducal burgh, and he possessed quite a number of badges, awarded in recognition of the successful part he played in the competitions of that time. He afterwards kept goal for Dalkeith Thistle and Newtongrange Star. Four brothers are presently on active service with the colours - three in France and one at Salonika.
John Vickers
Memorials Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Vickers
Rank Gunner
Service no 650772
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 315th Bde
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 20/09/1917
Age
Parents
Marriage Mary G R Linton
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CWGC Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Belgium
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Vickers
[Dalkeith Advertiser 4 October 1917]: Gunner John Vickers, R.F.A., eldest son of Mr John Vickers, 15 Jubilee Road, Arniston, has died of wounds. He was previously employed by the Arniston Coal Company (Limited.) Deceased, who was 27 years of age, was of a bright and amiable disposition, and was very popular with his comrades.
Ramsay Vickers
Dalkeith Police Station Memorials Penicuik
First names Ramsay
Surname Vickers
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/12179
Regiment Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth West Calder
Date of Birth 04/04/1891
Date of Death 18/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of Ramsay and Agnes Vickers (nee Stevenson)
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Ramsay Vickers was a police officer, serving at Dalkeith and Crammond.
Robert Vickers Lasswade School War Memorial Memorials Loanhead Pentland Cemetery
First names Robert
Surname Vickers
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion C Bty, 162nd Bde
Place of birth Old Pentland
Date of Birth 21/4/1889
Date of Death 10/12/1917
Age 28
Parents Son of Christopher Vickers and Marion Vickers (nee Tervit)
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CWGC Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Old Pentland cemetery. Obituary : Robert Vickers
[The Watsonian War Record 1914-1918]: A son of Mrs Vickers, Edin., was born in 1889 and educated at Pentland Public School, Lasswade Higher Grade School, and G.W.C. 1904-7. A distinguished student, he left G.W.C. the winner of the Medal in Mathematics and Special prizeman in Science. He graduated at Edin. Univ., M.A. (1st Class Hons. Maths) and B.Sc. (Distinction in Maths.), gaining the Bruce of Grangehill Scholarship in 1911. Passing to Cambridge Univ., he obtained 1st Class Hons. in Part 1 of the Mathematical tripos. He joined the R.F.A. in 1915, and soon reached of Sgt. In Apr. 1917 he was gazetted 2/Lt. and a month later crossed to France, where he proved himself a most proficient artillery officer. Mortally wounded on Dec. 7, 1917, he died on Dec. 10 at the 64th C.C.S.
William Waddell
Memorials Crichton Collegiate Church
First names William
Surname Waddell
Rank
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John Wagstaff
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lasswade Parish Church
First names John Charles
Surname Wagstaff
Rank Private
Service no 69087
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 169th Siege Bty.
Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 10/07/1890
Date of Death 15/04/1918
Age 27
Parents Son of Charles and Janet Wagstaff (nee Lauder)
Marriage Husband of Lillian Wagstaff
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Residence
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CWGC Boves West Communal Cemetery Extension
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 25 April 1918]: Mr and Mrs Charles Wagstaff, Burnhead House, Bonnyrigg, have received intimation from his Commanding Officer that their only son, Gunner John Wagstaff, R.G.A., was killed in action on 15th inst. He was 27 years of age.
Alexander Walker
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Alexander
Surname Walker
Rank Private
Service no 19692
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion transf. to (401) Labour Corps
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/03/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Not known
Medals
Other information Buried in Peebles Cemetery Obituary : Alexander Walker
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book Two]: Private Alexander Walker, Labour Battalion, only son of the late Alexander Walker, postman, Biggiesknowe, Peebles, died in the Canadian Military Hospital, Shorncliffe, Kent, on the l8th March 1918, succumbing to bronchitis, from which he was invalided from France the previous January. The deceased, who was 41 years of age, and unmarried, was employed in Edinburgh as a tailor previous to enlisting in the King's Own Scottish Borderers in April 1916. When he proceeded to France five weeks later, he was transferred to the Royal Scots, in which he followed his trade as a tailor at the base for some time. He was afterwards transferred to a Labour Battalion, and proceeded towards the fighting zone.
George McHattie Walker
Memorials Penicuik
First names George McHattie
Surname Walker
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 310303
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 1st/7th Bn.
Place of birth Peterculter
Date of Birth 23/01/1890
Date of Death 23/04/1917 Age 27
Parents Son of Alfred and Helen E Walker (nee McHattie)
Marriage
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CWGC Browns Copse Cemetery, Rouex, France
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Other information George Walker was a native of Peterculter, Aberdeenshire.
James Walker
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names James
Surname Walker
Rank Private
Service no S/6541
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age
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CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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John F Walker
Bonnyrigg Cockpen Cemetery Memorials Cockpen Parish Church Lasswade School War Memorial
First names John Frederick
Surname Walker
Rank Gunner
Service no 93112
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 'A' Bty, 51st Bde
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 19/03/1896
Date of Death 07/11/1916
Age 20
Parents Son of Andrew and Jane B Walker (nee Lockhart)
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CWGC Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Somme
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard. Obituary : John F Walker
[Dalkeith Advertiser 23 November 1916]: Gunner Fred Walker, of the Royal Field Artillery, succumbed on 7th inst., to wounds received in action two days previously. The deceased, who was a son of Mr A. Walker, 19 Dundas Street, Bonnyrigg, was a young man of amiable disposition, and was very popular among his fellows. He was twenty years of age, and previous to enlistment was employed as a clerk with an Edinburgh firm. Three brothers are serving in the fighting line in France.
Samuel Smith Walker
Penicuik Memorials St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names Samuel Smith Surname Walker
Rank Private
Service no 19678
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/08/1916
Age
Parents Son of Mrs Walker, Fieldsend
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
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Alexander Walkingshaw
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Alexander
Surname Walkingshaw
Rank Private
Service no 16500
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 10th
Place of birth Gorebridge
Date of Birth 19/7/1884
Date of Death 01/05/1917
Age 22
Parents James Walkingshaw, coalminer, and Mary McCabe
Marriage Elizabeth J B Maxwell
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Dalkeith
CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery
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Richard Walkingshaw
Memorials Newtongrange
First names Richard
Surname Walkingshaw
Rank Gunner
Service no 104480
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 'D' Bty., 187th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/08/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of James and Susan Walkingshaw Co-operative Buildings, Ormiston
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Godewaersvelde British Cemetery Nord, France
Medals
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Alexander Wann Glencorse Memorials Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour
First names Alexander
Surname Wann
Rank Private
Service no 19170
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 1st
Place of birth 21 Lamb's Lane, Dundee
Date of Birth 18/05/1896
Date of Death 12/05/1918
Age 21
Parents Oldest son of David and Sarah Wann (nee Heron)
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CWGC Cinq Rues British Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : Alexander Wann
[Midlothian Journal 24 May 1918]: Private Alexander Wann, K.O.S.B., who was killed by an aeroplane bomb on the 11th of May, was the oldest son of Private David Wann, A.S.C., and Mrs Wann, Greenlaw Cottages, Glencorse. He enlisted early in the early days of the war, and had seen a considerable amount of service, having taken part in the fighting on three fronts. The news of his death was received on his twenty-second birthday. In civil life he was employed as a miner in the Moat Pit, Roslin.
Francis Ward
Memorials Penicuik
First names Francis
Surname Ward
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 873
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 17/05/1892
Date of Death 04/10/1917
Age
Parents Son of Edward and Isabella Ward (nee Scott)
Marriage
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CWGC Cement House Cemetery, nr Ypres
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James Ward
Memorials Rosewell
First names James
Surname Ward
Rank
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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James E Ward
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names James E
Surname Ward
Rank Private
Service no 243522
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st/6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/11/1917
Age 21
Parents Youngest son of Mrs Jessie Ward, The Wicket, Dalkeith
Marriage
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CWGC Gaza War Cemetery
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Other information Obituary : James E Ward
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29th November 1917]: Intimation has been received by Mrs Ward, The Wicket, that her youngest son, Private James Ward, of the Highland Light Infantry has fallen in action in Palestine. Enlisting shortly after the outbreak of the war, Private Ward saw considerable service in France till he was wounded in July 1916. In February of this year he was sent with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force to Palestine. The deceased was a lad of bright and amiable disposition and very popular with his comrades. He was formerly employed with the Arniston Coal Company and was 21 years of age. Two brothers are on active service.
Manus Ward
Memorials Rosewell
First names Manus
Surname Ward
Rank Private
Service no 13974
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 10th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 46
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Edinburgh
Enlisted Bonnyrigg
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
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William Ward
Memorials Cockpen Cemetery
First names William
Surname Ward
Rank Driver
Service no 217939
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/02/1919
Age
Parents Marriage Husband of Sarah Ward
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Residence
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CWGC Cockpen Churchyard
Medals
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Francis Watkins
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik
First names Francis
Surname Watkins
Rank Sergeant
Service no 3101
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 14th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/07/1916
Age 42
Parents
Marriage Husband of Wilhelmina Watkins, 21 Morie Place, Penicuik
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
Medals
Frank Watkins was a native of London and served for 18 years in the Royal Scots and later worked with James Tait and Sons, a Penicuik building firm. He was a Territorial soldier and on the outbreak of war re- Other information enlisted. He was an expert marksman and married with four children. He died suddenly after a spell in hospital.
Adam Watson
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Adam
Surname Watson
Rank Private
Service no 7820
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Selkirk
Date of Birth 23/3/1879
Date of Death 31/10/1914
Age 35
Parents Adam Watson, tailor, and Catherine Russell
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Adam Watson
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names Adam
Surname Watson
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Andrew Watson
Memorials Loanhead
First names Andrew
Surname Watson
Rank Private
Service no 2308
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 4th
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 2/12/1896
Date of Death 28/06/1915
Age 19
Parents Son of Jane Watson
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CWGC Helles Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 November 1915]: Word has been received by his relatives in Loanhead that Andrew Watson, 4th R.S., was killed in action at the Dardanelles on 28th June. He was in his 19th year, and was a grandson of Mrs Watson, Loanhead, and nephew of Mr Thomas Metcalf, Loanhead.
Horace Watson
Memorials Penicuik
First names Horace
Surname Watson
Rank Private
Service no 45833
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/08/1917 Age 20
Parents Son of Thamar S Wright, Burgh Hospital, Penicuik
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
Medals
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James Watson
Memorials Bonnyrigg
First names James
Surname Watson
Rank Private
Service no S/6968
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/02/1915
Age
Parents
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
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John Dickson Watson
Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg Parish Church Memorials Cockpen Cemetery Cockpen Parish Church
First names John Dickson
Surname Watson
Rank Private
Service no 330690
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/8th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 18/04/1917
Age 22
Parents Youngest son of John and Christina Watson (née Dickson)
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras
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Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard. John Watson's parents named their house Other information in Bonnyrigg Arras Lea in memory of their son. Obituary : John Dickson Watson
[Midlothian Journal 4 May 1917]: Private John Watson, Royal Scots, youngest son of Mr and Mrs John Watson, Union Park, Bonnyrigg, has been killed in action. He was 22 years of age, and prior to enlisting was a joiner in Bonnyrigg.
Matthew Watson
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names Matthew
Surname Watson Rank Private
Service no 22876
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth Borthwick
Date of Birth 7/7/1897
Date of Death 14/07/1916
Age 19
Parents Jessie P Hamilton
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Obituary : Matthew Watson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 August 1916]: Intimation has been received through a comrade by Mr and Mrs Watson, Stobhill, that their son, Pte. Matthew Watson, of the Royal Scots, was killed in action on 16th July. The deceased, who was 19 years of age, was in civil life employed with the Arniston Coal Company. He enlisted shortly after the declaration of war, and took part in the battle of Loos, at which he was wounded, and other engagements.
Robert Ross Watson
Hawthornden (Rosewell) Cemetery Memorials Rosewell
First names Robert Ross
Surname Watson
Rank Private
Service no 43909
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth Irvine
Date of Birth 21/10/1895
Date of Death 27/08/1917
Age 21
Parents Eldest son of David and Agnes Watson (nee McPhail)
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Hawthornden Cemetery. Obituary : Robert Ross Watson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 22 March 1917]: Private Robert Ross Watson, Scottish Rifles, who was previously reported wounded and missing, has now been officially reported to have been killed. His widow and child reside at 31 Louisa Square, Rosewell.
Thomas Watson
Memorials Lasswade School War Memorial
First names Thomas
Surname Watson
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William Robert Watson
Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery St John's and King's Park Church, Dalkeith
First names William Robert
Surname Watson
Rank Private
Service no 3917
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st/6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 30/07/1916
Age
Parents Youngest son of John Watson, Whitehill
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CWGC Dernancourt Communal Cemetery
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William R Watson enlisted at the beginning of the war. He was a gardener with Dickson &Sons, an Edinburgh Other information seed merchant's business.
George Watt
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith
First names George
Surname Watt
Rank Private
Service no 7970
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/04/1915
Age 17
Parents Son of Mrs Watt
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CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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Other information Obituary : George Watt
[Dalkeith Advertiser 13 May 1915]: Private Watt was a very popular member of the Working Lads'Institute, where his genial and kindly disposition made him a great favourite. He was greatly in request at the social gatherings, having a good voice and the natural touch of humour, so essential for the rendering of songs of that description. He was keen at all games, and took great interest in all that went on in the town. While at the front he enjoyed having the "Advertiser" sent weekly to him. Before enlisting he was employed at the Carberry Colliery.
Robert Watt
Newton Memorials Newton (1987 memorial)
First names Robert
Surname Watt
Rank Private
Service no 251193
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Dunfermline
Date of Birth 21/08/1895 Date of Death 04/05/1918
Age 22
Parents Son of David and Eliza Mary Watt (nee Hendry)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Dalkeith
Enlisted
CWGC Sandpits British Cemetery, Fouquereuil
Medals
Other information Obituary : Robert Watt
[Dalkeith Advertiser 23 May 1918]: The death is announced as having occurred in action on the 4th inst. of Signaller Robert Watt, The Royal Scots. The deceased was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs David Watt, Station House, Millerhill and was 22 years of age.
W Watt
Memorials Fala and Soutra Parish
First names W
Surname Watt
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment Otago Infantry
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Samuel Watters
Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Samuel
Surname Watters
Rank Private
Service no 38788
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 06/10/1918
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Arthur John Watts
Rosewell Memorials Roslin
First names Arthur John
Surname Watts
Rank Company Sergeant Major Service no 8625
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 11th Bn.
Place of birth Fort Pit, Chatham
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of Thomas and Ellen Watts, 67 Trumpington Road, Forest Gate, London
Marriage
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals Croix de Guerre (with Palm)
Arthur John Watts was born in England c1885 and a regular soldier in the Royal Scots before the war. After Other information demobilisation in 1912 he was an attendant at Rosslynlee Asylum. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm in March 1916.
David Gifford Webster
Glencorse Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names David Gifford
Surname Webster
Rank Private
Service no 19682
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 9th
Place of birth Newliston, Parish of Kirkliston
Date of Birth 27/02/1894
Date of Death 13/01/1919
Age 24
Parents Son of James and Christina Webster, Beeslack Cottages, Penicuik
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of George L Webster and Thomas Webster
Residence
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CWGC Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension, Belgium
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Other information Obituary : David Gifford Webster
[Dalkeith Advertiser 30 January 1919]: Pte. David Webster, 9th Royal Scots, transferred from the 16th Royal Scots, who died of pneumonia in Belgium, is the third loss sustained by Mr and Mrs James Webster, Beeslack Cottage, near Penicuik, their other sons having been killed in action in 1916 and 1917. Before enlistment in December, 1914, Pte. Webster was employed as a groom at Beeslack House. He was 25 years of age.
George L Webster
Glencorse Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names George Livingstone
Surname Webster
Rank Private
Service no 352985
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th
Place of birth Newbigging, Parish of Dalmeny
Date of Birth 14/03/1897
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 20
Parents Youngest son of James and Christina Webster (nee Crosbie)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of David G Webster and Thomas Webster
Residence
Enlisted CWGC Rouex British Cemetery
Medals
Other information George Webster worked with Charles Wilson and Sons, painters in Penicuik.
Thomas Webster
Glencorse Glencorse Parish Roll of Honour Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names Thomas
Surname Webster
Rank Corporal
Service no 19683
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 16th
Place of birth Newliston, Parish of Kirkliston
Date of Birth 15/05/1892
Date of Death 01/07/1916
Age 24
Parents Eldest son of James and Christina Webster (nee Crosbie)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of David G Webster and George L Webster
Residence
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CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information Obituary : Thomas Webster
[Midlothian Journal 4 August 1916]: Private Thos. Webster, of the same battalion as Peter Cairns and David Kemp [16th Royal Scots] has also made the supreme sacrifice. He was a son of Mr Webster, gardener, Beeslack, and was employed as a gamekeeper in the district.
Alexander Weir
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names Alexander
Surname Weir
Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service no MC/913
Regiment HMS Gentian (Mine Clearance Service)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/07/1919
Age
Parents Son of James and Margaret Agnes Weir
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Chatham Naval Memorial
Medals
Other information
David Weir
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names David
Surname Weir
Rank Private
Service no 51658
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th
Place of birth Penicuik Date of Birth 17/06/1899
Date of Death 25/04/1918
Age 18
Parents Son of Elizabeth Weir
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information
John Henderson Weir
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names John Henderson
Surname Weir
Rank Private
Service no S/16965
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 15/04/1891
Date of Death 13/02/1917
Age
Parents Son of Elizabeth Weir
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Penicuik
Enlisted
CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Medals
Other information Obituary : John Henderson Weir
[Midlothian Journal 23 February 1917]: Private John Henderson Weir, of the Cameron Highlanders, who was wounded for the second time, has died of wounds. He had returned to the front about the New Year time. His mother resides at Fieldsend. The deceased, who was about 20 years of age, was previously employed at Valleyfield Paper Mill.
Edward Alfred White
Memorials Rosewell
First names Edward Alfred
Surname White
Rank Private
Service no 8135
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth Roslin
Date of Birth 02/05/1884
Date of Death 25/06/1915
Age 31
Parents Son of Edward and Margaret White (nee Jack)
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Étaples Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information White's father was a teacher at Roslin School.
James White
Memorials Dalkeith New Cemetery
First names James Surname White
Rank Private
Service no 200485
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/10/1918
Age
Parents Son of James White and Marion White (nee Melrose)
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Bois Guillame Communal Cemetery Extension
Medals
Headstone states: 'Wounded at Gallipoli 28 June 1915 and died of wounds received in France on 1 October Other information 1918'. Commemorated on the White family headstone in Dalkeith New Cemetery (lair B454).
John White
Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik Silver Band St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik
First names John
Surname White
Rank Private
Service no 40791
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 1st Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 09/06/1918
Age
Parents Only son of Hugh H White and Anne White
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Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik
Medals
John White was a member of Penicuik Silver Band. He enlisted in 1915, originally in the Royal Scots. He was Other information wounded in 1918 and discharged.
William White
Memorials Fala and Soutra Parish
First names William
Surname White
Rank Private
Service no S/11646
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Upper Dalhousie
Date of Birth 21/12/1889
Date of Death 17/07/1916
Age
Parents Son of William and Barbara White (nee Gilroy)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Blackshiels
Enlisted
CWGC Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme
Medals
Other information
William White
Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names William
Surname White
Rank Private
Service no 200485
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/10/1918
Age 39
Parents Son of James and Marion White, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Bois Guillame Communal Cemetery Extension
Medals
Other information Obituary : William White
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 October 1918]: The sympathy of many friends will go out to Mrs James White, Porteous Place, who has just been informed that her son, Pte. William White, Royal Scots, has died in hospital in France. About two months ago Pte. White was wounded on the right side, his injuries being of such a serious nature that little hope could be entertained of his recovery, and he passed away on 1st October. The deceased, who was well-known in Dalkeith and generally esteemed, answered the call to arms in the early days of the war. He took part in the ill-starred Gallipoli campaign, where he engaged in much severe fighting until he was severely wounded and invalided home. About three months ago he was drafted to the Western front. Pte. White was an ironmonger to trade, having served his apprenticeship with Messrs Metcalfe, Duncan &Co., Dalkeith, and for a number of years prior to his enlistment he was an esteemed employee of Messrs Thos. Scott &Co., Ltd., Grassmarket, Edinburgh.
William F White
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William Forsyth
Surname White
Rank Private
Service no 2209
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 15th Bn.
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of Birth 4/9/1892
Date of Death 08/08/1915
Age 22
Parents James B White and Mary Forsyth
Marriage
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CWGC Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli
Medals
Other information Obituary : William F White
[Dalkeith Advertiser 18 May 1916]: The death is now announced as having occurred in action on 8th August 1915 of William Forsyth White, of the Australian Imperial Force, who was previously reported wounded and missing. The deceased, who was a young man of much promise, was a stepson of the Rev. Robert Christie, M.A., East United Free Church, Gorebridge.
William Whitehead
Memorials Wellington Farm School
First names William
Surname Whitehead
Rank Private
Service no 8490
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 9th
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 06/06/1917
Age
Parents
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CWGC Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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James Weir Whitelaw
Memorials Dalkeith
First names James Weir
Surname Whitelaw
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 6th
Place of birth
Date of Birth 01/01/1896
Date of Death 11/04/1917
Age 21
Parents Second son of Alex Whitelaw, The Loan House, Dalkeith
Marriage
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Enlisted
CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : James Weir Whitelaw
[The Watsonian War-Record 1914-1918]: A son of Mr. A. Whitelaw, Dalkeith, was born in 1896, and attended G.W.C. 1906-12. he had a taste for natural history. For two years he was with Messrs. Dobie, seedsmen, for practical training, and thereafter proceeded to the East of Scotland Agricultural College. He joined the E.U.O.T.C. in Oct. 1915, was gazetted to the R.S.F. in Jan. 1916, and went to France in Sept., where he proved a most efficient officer. On Aprl. 11, 1917, he was posted missing and was presumed killed.
Tom Whitelaw
Dalkeith Memorials St David's RC Church, Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Whitelaw
Rank Private
Service no 38127
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th
Place of birth
Date of Birth Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 21
Parents Youngest son of James and Mary Whitelaw, 31 High Street, Dalkeith
Marriage
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CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing
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Other information Obituary : Tom Whitelaw
[Dalkeith Advertiser 10 May 1917]: Mrs Whitelaw, 31 High Street, Dalkeith, has received word, through a military chaplain, that her youngest son, Pte. Thomas Whitelaw, Royal Scots, has made the supreme sacrifice on the field of battle. "On the morning of 23rd April," writes the chaplain, "your boy was on duty with his company in the trenches when a shell landed quite near to him, wounding him on the body and killing him and a companion instantaneously. As I was on duty at another part of the battlefield I did not see him, but I know he will be buried quite close to where he fell, and in a short time a cross will be erected over his grave." Private Whitelaw had been in France since the beginning of the present year. He was formerly employed in the grocery department of the local branch of the Co-operative Society.
James Wickham
Borthwick Churchyard Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names James B
Surname Wickham
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 1460
Regiment Lothians and Border Horse
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Gorebridge
Date of Birth 24/3/1896
Date of Death 18/07/1916
Age 20
Parents John Wickham, draper, and Agnes S Bathgate
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
Enlisted Gorebridge
CWGC La Laiterie Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Wickham
[Dalkeith Advertiser 27 July 1916]: The village has been plunged into mourning by news from the front of the death of Trooper James B Wickham, of the Lothian and Border Horse, on the evening of 17th July. For two months he had been engaged on observation duty, a work entailing much responsibility, and it was while thus engaged that an enemy shell instantaneously killed him ... Trooper Wickham was the second son of Mr and Mrs Wickham, Mullabrach ... Trooper Wickham, who was only twenty years old, was educated at Stobhill Public School and the Royal High School, Edinburgh, where he was a large prizeman and Macdonald medalist. He afterwards studied for the Civil Service, receining a preliminary appointment in London. In order to resume his studies he returned north, at the same time joining, along with his brother, the Lothian and Border Horse. When war broke out his course of study was arrested, but he obtained short leave to prepare himself for the examination for the Civil Service (2nd Division).
William S Wightman
Dalkeith Memorials West Church, Dalkeith
First names William Scott
Surname Wightman
Rank Private
Service no 40857
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 17th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/11/1916
Age 21
Parents Second son of Frank Wightman, sadler, Dalkeith
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
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CWGC Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme
Medals William S Wightman was a gardener at Dalkeith Gardens and then as a chaffeur with P &L Dalgleish, Other information clothiers. He enlisted in the Royal Scots in 1916 and was transferred to the Highland Light Infantry in August when he was was sent to France.
Albert Wigley
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names Albert
Surname Wigley
Rank Private
Service no 330020
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 12/09/1894
Date of Death 22/08/1917
Age 22
Parents Son of Albert and Elizabeth Wigley (nee Simpson)
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
Medals
Other information
Robert Wilkie
Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik
First names Robert
Surname Wilkie
Rank Rifleman
Service no 38947
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 10th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 26/06/1902
Date of Death 12/08/1918
Age 16
Parents Son of Peter M and Catherine Wilkie (nee Walker)
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CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair N18 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : Robert Wilkie
[Midlothian Journal 13 September 1918]: Private Robert Wilkie, Scottish Rifles, who has died of wounds, enlisted a little over a year ago, and had only been a few months out when he was wounded in the right side. He was just over nineteen years of age, and the youngest of five sons of Mrs Wilkie, Peebles Road, who joined up. Two are still serving in the Camerons, one in the R.F.A., while the fourth was wounded and has been discharged. Before enlisting Private Wilkie was employed in Valleyfield Paper Mill.
Thomas Wilkinson
Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names Thomas
Surname Wilkinson
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF
Battalion 49th
Place of birth Penicuik Date of Birth 19/12/1886
Date of Death 03/09/1916
Age
Parents Eldest son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Wilkinson
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Ovillers Military Cemetery
Medals
Thomas Wilkinson worked at Valleyfield papermills before emigrating to Australia. He was a member of the Other information Penicuik Amateur Dramatic Club.
John B Williamson
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names John B
Surname Williamson
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 9379
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 21/12/1914
Age 21
Parents Son of James and Grace Williamson 8 Loan Road, Newtongrange
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC Le Touret Memorial to the Missing
Medals
John Williamson was born in the United States but returned to Newtongrange where his father ran a bicycle Other information shop. He was wounded in October 1914 and killed in action shortly after he returned to the fighting.
Mary G Williamson
Loanhead Memorials Loanhead Cemetery
First names Mary Galloway
Surname Williamson
Rank Nurse
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 27/5/1877
Date of Death 11/10/1918
Age 41
Parents Daughter of John White and Helen Webster
Marriage Wife of John Williamson
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loanhead Cemetery
Medals
Mary Williamson was the wife of John Williamson, the provost of Loanhead between 1909 to 1916. She was involved in war work from the beginning of the war. After the death of her husband in 1916, she qualified as a Other information VAD nurse. She worked at the General Military Hospital in Glasgow, but died of an infection contracted from wounded soldiers. She was given a full military funeral in Loanhead.
Alexander Wilson Rosewell Memorials Roslin
First names Alexander
Surname Wilson
Rank Private
Service no 1632
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/4th Bn.
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 12/07/1896
Date of Death 28/06/1915
Age 19
Parents Son of John and Bessie F Wilson (nee Mathieson)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Peter M Wilson kia 2/9/1918
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli
Medals
Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair M135 in Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : Alexander Wilson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 July 1915]: Amongst the list of casualties from the 4th Battalion the Royal Scots, appears that of Alexander Wilson, reported killed. He was an apprentice engineer in Edinburgh, and belonged to Roslin. He was 18 years of age. His death is the first break in the Roslin Public School roll of honour.
Alick Blair Wilson
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Alick Blair
Surname Wilson
Rank Private
Service no 42633
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/10/1918
Age
Parents Son of Alexander and Christina Wilson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Not known
Medals
Other information Obituary : Alick Blair Wilson
[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale: Burgh and Parish of Peebles: Book Two]: On Wednesday, 13th November 1918, two days after the signing of the Armistice, Mr and Mrs Alexander B. Wilson, Anton's Cottage, Rosetta Road, Peebles, were the recipients of the sad intelligence that their second son, Private Alexander B. Wilson, Scottish Rifles, had been killed in France while in action with his unit on 23rd October. It later transpired that Private Wilson, who was 18 years of age, fell at Eaglefontain. Private Wilson enlisted on attaining military age in December 1917, and proceeded to France in June 1918. Before enlisting he was employed as an apprentice confectioner with Wilson &Sime, bakers, Peebles. He was a member of Peebles Parish Church Choir. Private Wilson's eldest brother, Private Archie Wilson, also served in France with the Scottish Rifles, and was discharged.
Charles Wilson
Memorials Loanhead
First names Charles
Surname Wilson
Rank Private
Service no 12086
Regiment Scots Guards
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 25/4/1891
Date of Death 27/09/1915
Age 24
Parents Son of Jane Walls Wilson
Marriage Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing
Medals
Charles Wilson was a miner with the Shotts Iron and Coal Company. He volunteered at the beginning of the Other information war and fought at Ypres. He was killed at the battle of Loos in September 1915 and his body was never recovered.
J Wilson
Memorials Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Wilson
Rank Private
Service no
Regiment
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1915
Age
Parents try 8th RS
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC
Medals
Other information
James Wilson
Memorials Lasswade Parish Church
First names James
Surname Wilson
Rank Gunner
Service no
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1916
Age
Parents
Marriage
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Residence
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CWGC
Medals
Other information
James Brown Wilson
Memorials Dalkeith
First names James Brown
Surname Wilson
Rank Sergeant
Service no 10308
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/10/1916 Age 25
Parents Youngest son of James and Agnes Wilson
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Brown Wilson
[Dalkeith Advertiser 2 November 1916]: Intimation has been received by Mr James Wilson that his son, Sergt. James Wilson, Scottish Rifles, died on 30th October from wounds received in action. Previous to enlistment, Sergt. Wilson was employed as a miner with the Lothian Coal Company at Newtongrange, and resided with his brother at Wilson's Close, Dalkeith.
James Matherson Wilson
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Parish Church
First names James Matherson
Surname Wilson
Rank Gunner
Service no 7077
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 82nd Bde
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 27/02/1895
Date of Death 26/10/1917
Age 22
Parents Fifth son of Andrew and Beatrice Wilson (nee Watson)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Dozinghem Military Cemetery
Medals
Other information Obituary : James Matherson Wilson
[Midlothian Journal 9 November 1917]: Information has been received that Gunner James Matherson Wilson, R.F.A., has fallen in action. He was a son of Mr A. Wilson, 2 Leyden Place, and before enlisting was employed at Polton Colliery.
Peter Mathieson Wilson
Rosewell Memorials Roslin
First names Peter Mathieson
Surname Wilson
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/22698
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Rosslyn Castle
Date of Birth 05/12/1897
Date of Death 02/09/1917
Age 19
Parents Son of John and Bessie Wilson (nee Mathieson)
Marriage
Family casualties Brother of Alexander Wilson died 28/6/1915
Residence
Enlisted
CWGC Cologne Southern Cemetery
Medals
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R A Wilson
Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik First names RA
Surname Wilson
Rank
Service no
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Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age
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Marriage
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Residence
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Robert Wilson
Memorials Loanhead
First names Robert
Surname Wilson
Rank Private
Service no 40773
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 12th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 10/8/1893
Date of Death 01/10/1918
Age 25
Parents Son of Thomas and Rebecca Wilson (nee Stobie)
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Robert Alexander Wilson
Bonnyrigg Memorials Cockpen Cemetery Cockpen Parish Church
First names Robert Alexander
Surname Wilson
Rank Private
Service no 24401
Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Bonnyrigg
Date of Birth 16/07/1897
Date of Death 28/07/1918
Age 21
Parents Son of Alexander and Janet Wilson (nee Wilson)
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CWGC Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery
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Other information Commemorated on the family headstone in Cockpen Churchyard. Obituary : Robert Alexander Wilson [Midlothian Journal 16 August 1918]: Mr and Mrs Alex. Wilson, Leyden Park, Bonnyrigg, have received word that their youngest son, Private Robert Wilson, R.S.F., has died abroad of septicaemia. Before joining up he was in the employment of St Cuthbert's Co-operative Society, Juniper Green. Another son, Private James Wilson, Royal Scots, is a prisoner of war in Germany.
William Wilson
Borthwick Church Memorial Gates Memorials Borthwick Churchyard
First names William
Surname Wilson
Rank Private
Service no 301079
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 1st/7th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/11/1917
Age 37
Parents Son of Thomas Wilson and Janet Wilson (nee Johnston)
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William Sneddon Wilson
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names William Sneddon
Surname Wilson
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no 17038
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 17/08/1916
Age 23
Parents Eldest son of Mr and Mrs James Wilson, 45 The Square, Newtongrange
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 July 1917]: Corporal Wm. S. Wilson, H.L.I., who was reported missing on 17th August 1916, has now been officially reported as killed. Corporal Wilson voluntarily joined the Army on 10th August 1914, immediately on the outbreak of hostilities. He joined the H.L.I., and after undergoing the usual course of training was sent to France in April 1915. He saw a good deal of hard service, and was gassed at loos in September 1915, and was sent home in order to recover. Afterwards, he took part in various engagements, but was reported missing on 17th August 1916. No word has been heard of him since that date, and he is now reported as killed. he is the second oldest son of Mr James Wilson, 45 The Square, Newtongrange, and he has a brother serving in the R.G.A. In civil life he was employed at Newbattle Colliery.
William Wingate
Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill)
First names William
Surname Wingate
Rank Private
Service no S/1106
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 1st
Place of birth Hamilton
Date of Birth 1/1/1880 Date of Death 30/01/1915
Age 35
Parents William Wingate, coalminer, and Ann Nerow
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CWGC Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy, France
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Matthew Wishart
Memorials Penicuik
First names Matthew
Surname Wishart
Rank Sergeant
Service no 2555
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th Bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 23/03/1888
Date of Death 28/04/1915
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Parents Son of Matthew and Isabella Wishart (nee Halley)
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[Midlothian Journal 28 May 1915]: Bugle-Major Matthew Wishart, 1st line 5th Royal Scots, reported killed in action in the Dardanelles fighting, was a native of Penicuik. He came of a soldier stock, as his father – Drum-Major Matthew Wishart – served in the Scots Greys, and after leaving the service spent his remaining years in Penicuik. He was a member of the Volunteer Band for many years. Young Wishart joined the 3rd Royal Scots at an early age, and had a long record of faithful service in the Royal Scots. On retiring to pension he secured a good civilian appointment, but volunteered for service on the outbreak of hostilities, and joined the Foreign Service Battalion of the 5th Royal Scots. Shortly after leaving for the front intimation was received that his son – Sergeant W. G. Wishart, of the 1st Royal Scots had been killed in action. Two brothers of Bugle- Major Wishart – Drummer John Wishart and Mr Andrew Wishart – were prominent members of Penicuik Athletic Football Club. Bugle-Major Wishart was highly esteemed in the regiment.
J Wood
Memorials Dalkeith
First names J
Surname Wood
Rank Private
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Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 1917
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John Wood
Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery First names John
Surname Wood
Rank Sergeant
Service no 4110
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 13th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 27/09/1915
Age 30
Parents Second son of Adam and Elizabeth Wood, Kelty, Fife
Marriage Husband of Annie Douglas, Dalkeith
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 7 October 1915]: Intimation was received yesterday that Sergeant John Wood, Dalkeith, 13th Royal Scots, was killed on September 25th in a charge, while performing an officer’s duties. Wood, when resident in Forfar, served three years in the Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry. He joined the Royal Scots at Dalkeith thirteen months ago. Deceased was aged thirty years. His elder brother, James Wood, 2nd Gordon Highlanders, is a prisoner of war.
Robert Wood
Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery Memorials St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church, Dalkeith
First names Robert
Surname Wood
Rank Private
Service no S4/173519
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/04/1918
Age 32
Parents Only son of Mr and Mrs Wood, Dalkeith Park, Dalkeith
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CWGC Longpre-Les Corps Saints British Cemetery
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Thomas H Wood
Penicuik South Church Memorials Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour
First names Thomas Hunter
Surname Wood
Rank Corporal
Service no 650395
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 86th Bde.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 25/04/1917
Age 23
Parents Son of Richard and Mary Wood, 53 Willowbrae Road, Edinburgh
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CWGC Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Medals Thomas Wood was a native of Penicuik and worked as an engineer. He was a Territorial soldier and went to Other information France in November 1914.
Thompson L Wood
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Thompson L
Surname Wood
Rank Lance Corporal
Service no S/12689
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 5th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 03/05/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of Mrs Elizabeth L Wood, 182 High Street, Dalkeith
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 21 March 1918]: Lance-Corpl. Thomson L. Wood, Cameron Highlanders, who was reported missing in May 1917, is now officially reported to have died. He enlisted in September 1914 at the age of 17, when he resided with his parents at 9 Smeaton Cottage. Prior to joining he was a miner at Smeaton Colliery.
William J Wood
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newbattle United Free Church Newtongrange
First names William Jeffrey
Surname Wood
Rank Gunner
Service no 264530
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Battalion 'C' Bty, 95th Bde
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 12/10/1918
Age
Parents Son of John and Margaret Wood, Whitehill
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CWGC Troisville Communal Cemetery Nord, France
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William Wood's brother Joseph was killed at the battle of Loos, but he is not recorded on any memorials in Other information Midlothian. Obituary : William J Wood
[Dalkeith Advertiser 14 November 1918]: Mrs Moffat, 1 St. David's, has also received intimation that her nephew, Gunner Wm. Wood, R.F.A., has made the supreme sacrifice. He enlisted in March this year, and had only been 5 weeks in France. In civil life he was an oncostman at Newbattle Collieries.
James Pirrie Woodhead
Bonnyrigg Memorials Bonnyrigg Parish Church Cockpen Parish Church
First names James Pirrie
Surname Woodhead
Rank Private
Service no 24400
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 16th Bn. Place of birth Dalkeith
Date of Birth 05/04/1897
Date of Death 26/06/1917
Age 20
Parents Son of William and Janet H Woodhead (nee Pirrie)
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Residence Bonnyrigg
Enlisted Edinburgh
CWGC Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery
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William Davidson Woodrow
Memorials Roslin Old Cemetery
First names William Davidson
Surname Woodrow
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service no
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 5th Bn. attd. 13th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 23/04/1917
Age 33
Parents Son of Andrew Woodrow and Mary Ann Merricks Woodrow (nee Davidson)
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Thomas Wootton
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Thomas
Surname Wootton
Rank Private
Service no 7942
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Rugby
Date of Birth
Date of Death 24/11/1914
Age
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Marriage Husband of Mrs Thomas Wootton, John Street, Penicuik
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CWGC Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium
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Thomas Wootton worked at Roslin colliery and was married with one child. He played for Penicuik Juniors Other information Football Club.
Thomas Wootton
Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Wootton
Rank Sergeant Service no 416
Regiment Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Forces
Battalion 16th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 26/09/1917
Age 26
Parents Son of John and Frances Wootton
Marriage Husband of Mrs. ML Wootton, Dalkeith Park, Dalkeith
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
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CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres
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David Wright
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names David
Surname Wright
Rank Private
Service no S/4215
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Shottstown
Date of Birth 19/10/1891
Date of Death 25/09/1915
Age 20
Parents Son of David and Marion Wright (nee Wise)
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CWGC Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 11 November 1915]: Mr and Mrs David Wright, 29 The Square, have just received word that their son, Private David Wright, has been missing since 25th September ... He enlisted at the outbreak of the war, prior to which he was employed as a miner with the Lothian Coal Coy., Ltd. He has two brothers with the Colours, the eldest of whom saw eight months fighting in Flanders, and is now at Peebles recuperating his health, having been invailided home two months ago. The youngest is also at Peebles. Both enlisted at the outbreak of the war in the 8th Batt. Royal Scots. Pte. Gordon Robertson, 4214, C Coy., 9th Batt. Black Watch, writing of his comrade, says: "I have been trying to find something about your son, David. I have asked everybody I can think of, and the only thing I can find out is that he was seen in Loos village, wounded. The day was a very busy one for the ambulance people, and things got mixed up a bit. Many of the wounded got through without their names being taken, and I am sure there is still a ray of hope in the way. The shelling was terrible and many of our poor wounded were killed outright where they lay. It is all too terrible to talk about, but I am sure that many of the wounded and missing will turn up yet. David was a good lad, and my best friend. He was game for anything, and did some good work. If he is dead (which I hope not), I am sure he died a hero like the rest of the poor lads who are gone."
James Wright
Rosewell Memorials Roslin Roslin Parish Church
First names James
Surname Wright
Rank Gunner
Service no 63337
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion 113th Heavy Bty
Place of birth Lasswade
Date of Birth 20/09/1885
Date of Death 27/02/1919
Age 33
Parents Son of John and Christina Wright (nee Miller)
Marriage Emma Wright, 1 Bramley Place, Crayford, Kent
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 April 1919]: Driver James Wright, R.G.A., has died of pneumonia in France. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Wright, Glen Cottages, Roslin, and leaves a widow.
Peter Wright
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Peter
Surname Wright
Rank Private
Service no 40145
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Battalion 10th/11th
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 13/09/1916
Age 18
Parents Son of Mr and Mrs George Wright, Plummer's Close, Dalkeith
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 5 October 1916]: Intimation has been received by Mrs Wright, Plummer's Close, that her son, Private P. Wright, H.L.I., was killed in action on the 13th September. Deceased was 18 years of age, and enlisted in the Royal Scots two year ago.
William Wright
Memorials Penicuik
First names William
Surname Wright
Rank Private
Service no S/40090
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 1st bn.
Place of birth Penicuik
Date of Birth 16/10/1889
Date of Death 19/09/1918
Age 28
Parents Youngest son of Matthew and Helen Wright (nee Ritchie)
Marriage Husband of Esther Wright
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CWGC Vis-en-Artois Memorial to the Missing, France
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[Midlothian Journal 11 October 1918]: Last week news was received of the death of Private William Wright, Black Watch. He was the youngest son of the late Matthew Wright (who was a victim of the Mauricewood pit disaster) and early in the war he enlisted at Lochgelly where he was working as a miner. From the information received it appears that he was in tight corner engaged with the enemy and volunteered to go for water for his comrades when he met his death, which was instantaneous. He had previously been through a number of engagements and had escaped injury. The deceased, who was 29 years of age, leaves a widow and three children, who reside at Fieldsend, Penicuik.
Thomas Wyles
Memorials Dalkeith
First names Thomas
Surname Wyles
Rank Private
Service no 8094 Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 2nd
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 11/04/1915
Age 38
Parents Son of George &Mary Wyles
Marriage Husband of Annie Hastie Wyles
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CWGC Berks Cemetery Extension
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 29 April 1915]: Private Thomas Wyles, of the Seaforth Highlanders, who, prior to the outbreak of the war, resided in Tabernacle Close. From information sent home it seems that Wyles succumbed to the effects of severe wounds received during the bombardment of a nunnery in which he was billeted. Deceased served through the South African War, and was called up as a reservist at the commencement of the present conflict, having since then been through many hot engagements. His wife predeceased him about two years ago, and he is survived by two children.
Thomas Wyper
Penicuik Memorials St Mungo's Parish Church, Penicuik
First names Thomas
Surname Wyper
Rank Private
Service no S/1721
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion 8th Bn.
Place of birth Castlehill, Manor Parish
Date of Birth 23/04/1893
Date of Death 19/07/1916
Age 23
Parents Son of John Wyper, farm servant, and Janet Wyper (nee Robertson)
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CWGC Vermelles British Cemetery, France
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[The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale]: Tom Wyper was one of those brave country lads who enlisted at the very beginning of the war, in August, 1914. He joined the 8th Seaforth Highlanders. He was aged twenty-three. One letter only was received from him. In a letter received from the chaplain it was stated that he was killed instantaneously by the explosion of a shell. "The battalion has suffered severe casual¬ties during the past week through more than usual bombardment of the trenches, and among several who fell was your son. His loss is more keenly felt because of his long association with the battalion, combined with his fine soldier-like qualities. He was among the bravest, and never flinched in the face of danger. Alas, I never see a young promising life like his cut short at the threshold of its promise without thinking of the greater and more lasting sorrow of those at home. May the remembrance of the Christian Hope help to sustain you in the dark hour. Our sympathy goes out to you in your irreparable loss of such a gallant son. There is so little one can say save the bare facts." Another son, Private William Wyper, Royal Scots Fusiliers, fell on April 10th, 1918. There was also another son who enlisted in September, 1914. He was in France and then in Salonika, and was in the fighting from start to finish; he had nothing worse than a slight wound, and won through in the end. Of Tom, there is no photograph to be had.
Alexander D Young
Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names Alexander Deuchar
Surname Young
Rank Sapper
Service no 64839
Regiment Royal Engineers
Battalion 17th Div., Signal Corps
Place of birth Kirriemuir
Date of Birth 19/06/1876
Date of Death 23/03/1918
Age 42
Parents Son of David and Jane Young (nee Morrison)
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CWGC Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
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Andrew Young
Memorials Dalkeith District Ancient Order of Forresters
First names Andrew
Surname Young
Rank
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Andrew Dudgeon Young
Memorials Newbattle Churchyard
First names Andrew Dudgeon
Surname Young
Rank Private
Service no 1300
Regiment Royal Scots
Battalion 7th Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 22/05/1915
Age
Parents Andrew Young and Eliza Campbell
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[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 27 May 1915]: The remains of one of the victims of the railway disaster at Gretna Green were interred in the Churchyard of Newbattle on Monday afternoon ... The body was conveyed from Edinburgh in a motor hearse, followed by many mourners. The deceased was a young man, named Andrew Young, a private in the 7th Royal Scots, who, previous to joining his Battalion, resided at 17 Links Place, Musselburgh. the remains were terribly disfigured, like so many others, and the body was identified only through the military disc which gave his number. There were a good many people in the Cemetery when the last rites were performed. The Rev. Mr Baird, assistant, Musselburgh, also took part in the service. Private Young's parents at one time resided in Dalkeith.
Archibald Young
Memorials Temple
First names Archibald
Surname Young
Rank Private
Service no S/6615
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 9th Bn.
Place of birth Ormiston Date of Birth 01/09/1888
Date of Death 25/10/1915
Age 27
Parents Son of James and Margaret Young (nee Robb)
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CWGC Douai Communal Cemetery
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 3 February 1916]: Private Archibald Young, 9th Black Watch ... was the elder son of Mr Young, Fountainside. Prior to enlisting, which he did in November 1914, he was in the employment of the Professional and Civil Service Store in Edinburgh. He saw considerable fighting with his distinguished regiment, and remained unscathed up till the battle of Loos on September 25th, where he was wounded and taken prisoner, and it was from a German hospital that the sad news of his death came. Mr Young, who is well known in Gorebridge, he having previously gone to Fountainside, served several years with Mr Rodgers at Monteith Houses, has two other sons serving, one being in the Royal Engineers and the other in the Cameron Highlanders.
Frank Brown Young
Newbattle Parish Church Memorials Newtongrange
First names Frank Brown
Surname Young
Rank Private
Service no S/8051
Regiment Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 02/08/1915
Age 32
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CWGC Royal Irish Rifles Cemetery, Laventie
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[Dalkeith Advertiser 12 August 1915]: Private Frank Young ... was at the outbreak of the war employed as a ropesplicer at the Lady Victoria Pit, and who resided with his brother, Mr John Young, carter, Dykeneuk. Some months ago he decided to volunteer to do "his little bit" for King and country, and donned the kilt and tunic of the Black Watch. After completing his training, he was drafted to France in the beginning of last month. A sad circumstance in connection with Private Young's death was that his father died only a few days previously, and it is doubtful if he had received the intimation of his parental bereavement when he fell victim to the enemy's fire.
George Young
Memorials Cranston
First names George
Surname Young
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James Young
Memorials Temple
First names James
Surname Young
Rank Private
Service no S/14271
Regiment Cameron Highlanders
Battalion 6th Bn.
Place of birth Tranent
Date of Birth 22/07/1895
Date of Death 24/04/1917
Age 21
Parents Son of James and Margaret Young (nee Robb)
Marriage
Family casualties
Residence Gorebridge
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James Brown Young
Memorials Loanhead
First names James Brown
Surname Young
Rank Private
Service no 202101
Regiment King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Loanhead
Date of Birth 12/1/1893
Date of Death 04/10/1917
Age 24
Parents Son of Peter and Helen Young (nee Brown)
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CWGC Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium
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[DALKEITH ADVERTISER 18 October 1917]: Mr and Mrs Peter Young, Elm Terrace, Loanhead, have been notified that their eldest son, Private James Young, Royal Scots, has been killed by a sniper. Prior to enlistment he was employed as a fireman at Ramsay Colliery, Loanhead, and was 24 years of age.
John Young
Dalkeith Memorials St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith
First names John
Surname Young
Rank Private
Service no S/11184
Regiment Gordon Highlanders
Battalion 2nd Bn.
Place of birth Liverpool
Date of Birth
Date of Death 15/11/1918
Age 19
Parents Son of Alex and Jane Young, 53 High Street, Dalkeith
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CWGC Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
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Robert Clark Young
Bonnyrigg Memorials Bonnyrigg Parish Church Newbattle Churchyard
First names Robert Clark
Surname Young
Rank Private
Service no 32814
Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion 17th
Place of birth Hillside, Borthwick Parish
Date of Birth 02/12/1895
Date of Death 07/06/1919
Age 23
Parents Son of Robert and Joan Young (nee Clark)
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CWGC Newbattle Churchyard
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Robert Smith Young
Memorials
First names Robert Smith
Surname Young
Rank Private
Service no SS/12642
Regiment Army Service Corps
Battalion 35th Naval Labour Coy
Place of birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death 01/02/1916
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CWGC St Sever Cemetery, Rouen
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